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ReviewComprehensive Physiology2013

Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance: underlying causes and modification by exercise training.

Christian K Roberts, Andrea L Hevener, R James Barnard

4 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Comprehensive Physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 376 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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376citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06096454 phase4unknown statusstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Life Style Modification and Metformin on Hypothyroidism With Insulin Resistance

Ran2023Enrolled100Registered outcomes3Posted comparisons0ConditionsHypothyroidism, Insulin ResistanceArmsMetformin
PMID 18493227other papers from this trial
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NCT03894527 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Acute Exercise on Vascular Insulin Sensitivity in Metabolic Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of VirginiaRan2019 to 2020Enrolled16ConditionsMetabolic Syndrome, ObesityArmsSingle Bout of Exercise, Control Condition
NCT06501248 phase3unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Triticum Aestivum vs Placebo on Metabolic Profile Components and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Obesity

TypeinterventionalSponsorCoordinación de Investigación en Salud, MexicoRan2022 to 2024Enrolled36ConditionsObesity, Drug Effect, Insulin SensitivityArmsTriticum Aestivum, Placebo (calcined magnesia)
NCT07119658 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Targeting Metabolic Syndrome From the Emergency Department Through Mixed-Methods: Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorIndiana UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsHypertension, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic SyndromeArmsComposite intervention to address MetS
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

376 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 832 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Rosiglitazone improves insulin resistance but does not improve exercise capacity in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance: A randomized clinical study.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2024
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  13. Prediabetes in children and adolescents: what do we need to know?Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2026
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316 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian K RobertsExercise and Metabolic Disease Research Laboratory, Translational Sciences Section, School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. croberts@ucla.edu
Andrea L Hevener
R James Barnard
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK063491 · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2003 to 2025
$5.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK063491NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK090406
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant debate regarding the criteria and concept of the syndrome, this clustering of risk factors is unequivocally linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Regardless of the true definition, based on current population estimates, nearly 100 million have MS. It is often characterized by insulin resistance, which some have suggested is a major underpinning link between physical inactivity and MS. The purpose of this review is to: (i) provide an overview of the history, causes and clinical aspects of MS, (ii) review the molecular mechanisms of insulin action and the causes of insulin resistance, and (iii) discuss the epidemiological and intervention data on the effects of exercise on MS and insulin sensitivity.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyAnimalsHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceMetabolic SyndromeMotor ActivityReceptor, InsulinInsulinReceptor, Insulin

Identifiers

PMID23720280
PMCPMC4129661
OpenAlexW1699868108

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Registered trials

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