Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is closely related to abdominal obesity. Classic anthropometric indices such as bmi and waist circumference have been used for the screening of metabolic syndrome.Recently, it has been reported that waist to height ratio is more closely associated with insulin resistance.The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between waist to height ratio and components of metabolic syndrome amo...

Introduction: Recent studies have highlighted zinc’s dynamic role as a cellular second messenger in the control of insulin signaling and glucose homeostasis. The aim of our study was to assess the concentration of serum and urinary zinc levels in type 2 diabetic patients and to investigate the correlation between this variable and glycemic control.Methods: Total 54 type 2 diabetic patients and 23 non diabetic healthy subjects (age matched) were enro...