ea0041ep108 | Bone & Osteoporosis | ECE2016
Mpalaris Vasilios
, Anagnostis Panagiotis
, Anastasilakis Athanasios
, Goulis Dimitrios
, Doumas Argyrios
, Iakovou Ioannis
Introduction: Adipokines and ghrelin exert well-documented effects on energy expenditure and glucose metabolism. Experimental data also support a role in bone metabolism, although data from clinical studies are conflicting. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of serum concentrations of leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin with bone mineral density (BMD) in post-menopausal women.Methods/design: BMD in lumbar spine and f...