Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of the study: To examine offspring of patients with simple obesity. To ascertain, if there are some disturbances in the carbohydrate or lipid metabolism or unknown type 2 diabetes in these subjects.Method and subjects: Examined were 132 families, 108 families with obesity, and 24 families without obesity, the control group. Fourteen additional were excluded because of ascertained at the time of examination unknown type 2 diabetes in the parents. In a...