In conclusion, the findings in our study suggest that in men, age, body mass index, blood pressure, and serum glucose are related to LV mass, whereas in women glucose was not a statistically significant determinant. In nondiabetic subjects insulin does not exert an independent effect on LV mass.

doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00243-X, hdl.handle.net/1765/56138
The American Journal of Cardiology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Rheeder, P., Stolk, R., Mosterd, A., Pols, H., Hofman, A., & Grobbee, D. (1999). Insulin resistance syndrome and left ventricular mass in an elderly population (The Rotterdam Study). The American Journal of Cardiology, 84(2), 233–236. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00243-X