Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition worldwide. Low serum 25(OH)D levels are associated with several diseases, being age and obesity strongly related to hypovitaminosis D. In addition, several genetic variants have also been associated with lower and/or higher 25(OH)D levels.Objective: We aimed to assess the potential influence of age, BMI, waist circumference and genetic variants on the efficacy of 12-month treatment with calcifed...

The adult female life could be divided into three broad phases: reproductive, perimenopause and postmenopause. The perimenopause starts 2 years before last bleeding and the postmenopause begins 12 months after amenorrhea (Harlow SD y Group 2012). Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality in postmenopausal women and the factors that increase cardiovascular risk are well known but there is no evidence of relationship between menopause and cardiometabolic changes. Som...

Introduction: Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is relatively high worldwide, it is associated with poor skeletal health and has recently been related to other extra-skeletal diseases, probably due to its immunomodulatory effects. Detection and treatment of asymptomatic hypovitaminosis D in healthy adult population is especially relevant to attempt to optimize the overall functioning of the human body.Objectives: To assess the percentage of adult health...