Endocrine Abstracts

While nonskeletal benefits of vitamin D remain a matter o debate, its importance in bone health is known for decades. Secondary hyperparathyroidism is considered to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of age-related bone loss. In the present study we investigate the association between serum PTH, 25-hydroxyvitamin (25(OH)D) and other clinically related variables in a cross sectional sample of patients followed in an Endocrine consultation during the year 2016. Patients...

Introduction: Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) accounts for 1-2% of all forms of diabetes mellitus (DM). As classic criteria that lead to its suspicion have low sensitivity, patients are often misdiagnosed with type 1 or type 2 DM. Correct classification of this type of diabetes becomes essential for proper management of the disease. Our objective was to describe clinical features of patients with MODY diagnosed at our institution.Methods: We ...

Introduction: Most obese subjects have a normal thyroid function. Despite that, serum TSH seems to be slightly higher in this population, with a positive correlation with the degree of obesity.Objective: Evaluation of the relationship of serum TSH with BMI, weight, and HOMA-IR in euthyroid obese subjectsMethods: Three hundred obese subjects attending an Obesity Outpatient Clinic and submitted to bariatric surgery between January 20...