Optimal reference values for insulin sensitivity indices in Iranian healthy females: a population-based study

To define reference values for various insulin sensitivity (IS) indices in healthy women in a population-based study of the five provinces in Iran In this cross-sectional study, 250 normal-weighted women without hypertension, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, hormonal disorders, pregnancy, or menopause were evaluated in this study. After a 12-h fasting, blood samples were obtained from all participants, levels of metabolic markers (fasting...