Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: IGF1 has almost 50% amino acid sequence homology with insulin and elicits nearly the same hypoglycaemic response. Studies showed that low and high IGF1 levels are related to impaired glucose tolerance and to a higher risk of type two diabetes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between IGF1 level and insulin resistance in a Danish general population.Research Design and Methods: From the cross-sectional Health2006 stud...

Objectives: Iodine fortification (IF) induces an initial increase followed by a decrease in the incidence of hyperthyroidism in the population. Also, the sex-, age-, and subtype distribution of hyperthyroid cases changes after IF. The risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hyperthyroid patients is influenced by these factors. Therefore, we aimed to examine how the association between incident hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation was affected by an IF increasing the population ...