Endocrine Abstracts

Hypovitaminosis D is associated with an increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) and the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-VitD) levels and adipocytokines and other indices of insulin resistance in a Saudi population with DMT2. One-hundred and fifty-five male and female Saudi adults aged 26–80 were randomly selected from the existing Biomarkers Screening in Riyadh Program (RIYADH...

We studied the association between RBP4 and various markers related to insulin resistance and diabetic complications as well as inflammatory markers in Saudi population suffering from type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Patients with type 2 diabetes were divided into 3 groups according to the type of treatment and involvement of coronary artery disease. Serum TNF-α, insulin, CRP, resistin, leptin and adiponectin were analysed in all samples. RBP4 plasma levels inc...