| OBSERVATION'S | In defense of the ATP III criteria, they were defined so that doctors can diagnose the risk for cardiovascular disease through simple tests. Insulin resistance and the abnormalities it fosters clearly are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but at present no simple test for insulin resistance exists. The American Diabetes Association has initiated an effort to standardize the insulin assay and hopes to have recommendations by next summer |
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