Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between the body composition elements in women with anorexia nervosa (AN).Description of methods: In this study women with AN and healthy women aged 19–33 years were investigated. Anthropometry for height, weight and body mass index (BMI) was performed. Body composition including lean mass, fat mass, fractional contribution of fat, bone mineral content (BMC), and bone mineral density (...

Objective: To determine the long-term effect of weight loss on arterial function parameters in morbidly obese patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB).Subjects: Forty-eight Caucasian subjects mean age 47.38±10.77 years and 32 (66.67%) were female with morbid obesity who underwent LAGB and completed 4 years follow-up.Measurements: Patients were evaluated at baseline, 1 year and 4 years after LAGB fo...