Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) are risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The main objective was to study the incidence of NAFLD using the Hepatic Steatosis Index (HSI) in obese patients with DM2. Secondary objectives were to analyse the effect of liraglutide over HSI, body mass index (BMI) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).Methods: Retrospective observational study of obese type 2 diabetic patients treated with...

Objectives: Examine the relationship between choroidal thickness (CT) and renal function tests.Methods: Cross-sectional study with 42 eyes of 21 ocular treatment-naïve diabetic patients. Demographic and ocular data were analyzed as well as the following renal function tests: microalbuminuria, microalbumin/creatinine ratio and glomerular filtration rate (CKD-EPI and MDRD-4). Choroidal thickness was measured by swept-source ocular coherence tomography...