Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Abdominally obese individuals have relative hyposomatotropism, elevated serum markers of inflammation, and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).Objective: The aim was to study the effect of GH treatment on serum levels of inflammatory markers and vascular adhesion molecules in postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity.Design: Forty postmenopausal women aged 51–63 yrs with abdominal obesity received GH (0.6...