Endocrine Abstracts

Relationship of body weight and blood pressure is very complex and still incompletely explained. Obesity, especially visceral, is one of the strongest predictors of arterial hypertension. Hypertension is six times higher in obese than in lean people, with its prevalence increases with an increase in BMI progressively. The mechanisms underlying hypertension in obese are not fully defined. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of various parameters on blood pre...

Objectives: It has been reported that metformin administration lowered TSH levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypothyreosis. The aim of the study was to investigate effect of metformin on TSH levels in type 2 diabetic patients with primary hypothyroidism and also in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus only.Methods: We included in our study 9 type 2 diabetic patients with primary hypothyroidism on stable l-thyroxine replacement doses a...

Objectives: There are reports which suggests that TSH levels are independetly associated with components of metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate the relatinship between thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in owerweight and obese euthyroid subjects.Methods: In 80 euthyroid owerweight and obese subjects, 44 women and 36 man, fasting blood semples were analyzed for glucose, triglycerides and HDL and estima...