Dissociation between urinary albumin excretion and variables associated with insulin resistance in a healthy population

Objectives. To see if the cluster of metabolic and haemodynamic variables defined as comprising Syndrome X varied as a function of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) rate in a healthy population. Design. A cross-sectional, population-based study. Setting. A factory in Italy. Subjects. Two hundred and twenty-five healthy volunteers, 115 men and 110 women. Outcome measures. Measurements were made of the plasma glucose and insulin responses to oral...