Assessing Genders Separately in Nondiabetic Persons Regarding Links Between Insulin Resistance and Fat Mass With Elements Related to the Metabolic Syndrome.

Objective: Initial results gathered from previously published observations dealing with nondiabetic volunteers reveal that both the fasting blood glucose (FBG) level employed as a surrogate for insulin resistance (IR) and the amount of body fat mass (FM) correlate significantly with the strength and pathological direction of many harmful elements making up the metabolic syndrome (MS). These initial results were obtained using combined data from both females and males. How the two markers correlate with specific metabolic parameters in each gender separately was not established.

Correlating Circulating Vitamin D3 with Aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Healthy Female Volunteers.

Significant inverse correlations between circulating vitamin D3 and the presence and strength of common clinical entities influenced by insulin resistance (IR) have been reported. Among these entities are common maladies such as the metabolic syndrome (MS) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Since hypovitaminosis D3 is considered a common worldwide health disturbance, the consequences emanating from such relationships once soundly established might reasonably be ameliorated by vitamin replacement.