Showing papers by "K. G. M. M. Alberti published in 2004"
TL;DR: Increased proximal sodium re-absorption is associated with the metabolic syndrome in white men and women, but this relationship is not seen in people of African or South Asian origin, despite a greater degree of insulin resistance.
Abstract: Aim/hypothesis
Increased proximal renal sodium re-absorption is associated with central adiposity and insulin resistance in white men. Our study examined whether this association also exists in other ethnic groups with different prevalences of insulin resistance and associated metabolic abnormalities.
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