Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The postoperative and idiopathic (autoimmune) hypoparathyroidism are the most frequent causes of hypocalcaemia with low parathyroid hormone level. Moderate chronic hypocalcaemia frequently is asymptomatic, thus the prevalence of hypocalcaemia with low parathyroid hormone level in the general population remains unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of hypocalcaemia with low parathyroid hormone level in a representative sample of Pol...

Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) develops more frequently in the elderly. The high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and inappropriate vitamin D status are among the predisposing factors. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of SHPT, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and vitamin D status in a representative group of Polish elderly population.Objective: The study was carried out as a part of the nationwide PolSenior project (m...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) develops more frequently in the elderly with marked predisposition for female gender. The prevalence of PHPT in Poland is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of PHPT in a representative sample of Polish elderly population.Description of methods/design: The study was carried out as a part of the nationwide PolSenior project (medical, psychological and socioeconomic aspects ...

Pleiotropic effects of vit. D in the etiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes are still debated. So far published reports considered only changes in vit D plasma level in individuals with obesity and diabetes, and did not take into account the role of polymorphisms in the vit. D receptor gene.The aim of the study was to evaluate obesity, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and vitamin D level in two VDR polymorphisms (Fok and Bsm) in Polish agi...