Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of the study was the analysis of dependencies between sex hormones and metabolic syndrome.Forty-five women with metabolic syndrome and 49 healthy women were examined.The diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome: waistline ≥80 cm, waistline/hips index WHI≥0.85 and also having 1 or 2 cardiovascular risk factors: glucose≥100 mg%, RR≥130/80, HDL< 50mg% and TG≥150 mg%.The...

The aim of the work was the analysis of dependencies between sex hormones and functioning of endothelium in women in the climacteric period with metabolic syndrome.Fifty-three women with metabolic syndrome and 45 healthy women were examined.Lipidogram (LDL: cholesterol-LDL, HDL: cholesterol-HDL), triglycerides(TG) and fasting glucose levels were determined. Body mass index BMI and waistline/hips index (WHI) were calculated.<p c...