# Metabolic Syndrome in an Elderly Population is More Linked to Insulin Resistance Than to Obesity

> **NCT00873964** · — · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)** · enrollment: 156 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Metabolic Syndrome in the Elderly

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00873964
- **Lead sponsor:** Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2009-03
- **Primary completion:** 2013-04
- **Final completion:** 2013-07
- **Target enrollment:** 156 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2012-04-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00873964

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00873964, "Metabolic Syndrome in an Elderly Population is More Linked to Insulin Resistance Than to Obesity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00873964. Licensed CC0.

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