ea0016p576 | Obesity | ECE2008
Schinner Sven
, Kempf Kerstin
, Overmann Hubert
, Rotthoff Thomas
, Schott Matthias
, Rose Bettina
, Scherbaum Werner A
, Herder Christian
Objectives: Obesity is the major risk factor for the development of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In addition, increased circulating levels of cytokines and chemokines and decreased adiponectin levels are associated with IGT and T2DM. However, a large part of morbidly obese patient remain normoglycemic. Therefore, we investigated if this protection can be attributed to a lower grade of inflammation or higher adiponectin levels.<p cla...