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SUBMITTER: Chen S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7513538 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Sijing S Zhou Li L Guo Qianqian Q Fang Can C Wang Mengke M Peng Xiaobo X Yin Jiawei J Li Shuzhen S Zhu Yalun Y Yang Wei W Zhang Yan Y Shan Zhilei Z Chen Xiaoyi X Liu Liegang L
Nutrition journal 20200923 1
<h4>Backgroud</h4>Chromium has been suggested playing a role in alleviating diabetes, insulin resistance and lipid anomalies, but the effect on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in humans remains controversial.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a matched case-control study in a Chinese population, involving 2141 MetS cases and 2141 healthy controls, which were 1:1 matched by age (±2 years) and sex. Plasma chromium was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.<h4>Results</h4>Plasma chromium lev ...[more]