Insulin resistance and intima–media thickness in the carotid and femoral arteries of clinically healthy 58‐year‐old men. The Atherosclerosis and Insulin Resistance Study (AIR)

Abstract. Bokemark L, Wikstrand J, Attvall S, Hulthe J, Wedel H, Fagerberg B (Sahlgrenska University Hospital, and the Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Sweden). Insulin resistance and intima–media thickness in the carotid and femoral arteries of clinically healthy 58‐year‐old men. The Atherosclerosis and Insulin Resistance Study (AIR). J Intern Med 2001; 249: 59–67.

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