Endocrine Abstracts

Desmond G Johnston, Campus Dean, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, UK Director, UK Diabetes Research Network AbstractProfessor Johnston trained in Edinburgh and Southampton where, as an MRC Training Fellow, he did his PhD with Professor George Alberti. His work at that time investigated metabolic disturbances in liver disease and metabolic aspects of endocrinology.I...

Introduction: Obesity is a major risk factor for mortality from a range of causes. We investigated whether skinfold measurements predict mortality independently of variation in body mass index (BMI).Methods: A prospective analysis of mortality in 870 apparently healthy adult Caucasian men participating in an occupational health cohort was undertaken. At baseline, skinfold measurements were taken at biceps, triceps, iliac and ...

Introduction: Obesity is a major risk factor for mortality from a range of causes. We investigated whether skinfold measurements predict mortality independently of variation in body mass index (BMI).Methods: A prospective analysis of mortality in 870 apparently healthy adult Caucasian men participating in an occupational health cohort was undertaken. At baseline, skinfold measurements were taken at biceps, triceps, iliac and ...

Background: Increased adiposity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but among overweight individuals clarification is needed of relationships between insulin sensitivity, fat distribution and metabolic health that might contribute to this risk.Methods: During the Heart Disease and Diabetes Research Indicators in a Screened Cohort (HDDRISC) study, 560 employment cohort normoglycaemic (FPG less than 7...

Background: Increased adiposity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but among overweight individuals clarification is needed of relationships between insulin sensitivity, fat distribution and metabolic health that might contribute to this risk.Methods: During the Heart Disease and Diabetes Research Indicators in a Screened Cohort (HDDRISC) study, 560 employment cohort normoglycaemic (FPG less than 7...