Endocrine Abstracts

The morning serum cortisol measurement has long been used as an index of adrenal function in the unstressed patient, but does not necessarily differentiate normal subjects from those with adrenal dysfunction. We investigate causes and clinical findings of adrenocortical insufficiency in this study, and will propose a model predicting results of rapid ACTH stimulation test. A consecutive series of 363 subjects who were examined rapid ACTH stimulation were recruited. Adrenocorti...

Background: There are several markers of renal function such as estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated by serum creatinine and cystatin C and urinary albumin-creatinine excretion ratio (ACR). Recently, a few studies showed relationships between markers of renal function and carotid arterty intima-media thickness (IMT), but the results were inconsistent. The aim of this study is to compare serum cystatin C as risk factors for atherosclerosis in Korean type 2 diab...

Background: This study examined the associations between diabetes (DM) and falls in Korean using data from a large population-based survey.Methods: This study analyzed 126 200 men and women (aged ≥50 years) who participated in Korean Community Health Survey in 2013. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between DM and falls.Results: The mean (±S.D.) of age, and body mass index was 64.9&#1...

Background: Adherence to recommended guideline for monitoring of glucose control and screening of diabetic complications has been demonstrated to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes. In Korea, the clinical audit for quality of diabetes care has been started in 2011. The aim of this study is to investigate the change of adherence to a process quality-of-care-indicator in diabetes after the initiation of audit in Korea.Methods: This retrospective...

Background: Regular monitoring of glucose control and screening of diabetic complication and adherence to treatment are cornerstones for prevention of chronic diabetic complications. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between quality of diabetes care and the development of chronic diabetes complications.Methods: This retrospective study was performed using the national health insurance claims database from the Health Insurance Review...

Background: The body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used method of assessing fat accumulation, and is recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases. However, there might be substantial variations in the fat or muscle amount among persons with a similar BMI. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether BMI and skeletal muscle mass (SMM) estimated from by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) are associated with carotid atherosclerosis in...