Impact of body mass index on short-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction: does excess body weight have a paradoxical protective role?
Low BMI is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in the short-term outcome after AMI. The underlying mechanisms remain to be investigated.
NGT subjects with late insulin responses had defective early insulin secretion and were at higher risk of developing diabetes. Insulin secretion patterns could be a useful T2D predictor in the Chinese population.