Despite continuous advances in hyperglycemia treatments, a precise control through monitoring of glucose and glycated hemoglobin remains in most diabetic patients as the diagnosis/prognosis tool. An a
CORT: corticosterone; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index *P<0.05. Mean (± S.E.M.) fasting blood glucose (mmol/l), plasma insulin (ng/ml) values and HOMA-IR index directl
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-B, the homeostasis model assessment for β-cell function; HOMA-IR, the homeostasis model assessment for insulin re
Multiple regression analyses between red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Ht) and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) in normal weight (Lean, n = 725), overweight (OW, n = 688), obese (
