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Synergistic impact of insulin resistance and physical inactivity on cardiovascular disease: a cohort study

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A study of 150 patients with kidney disease found that insulin resistance and physical inactivity work together to increase cardiovascular risk. This link between metabolic health and heart disease could be a target for therapy.

Who did this work

Suyan Duan (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Hujia Hua (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Qian Zhou (Nanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital) · Yuyou Ye (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Dehui Liu (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Yuqian Xue (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Chengning Zhang (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Yanggang Yuan (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Changying Xing (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Huijuan Mao (Jiangsu Province Hospital) · Bo Zhang (Jiangsu Province Hospital)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-12
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-026-06442-z