Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acromegaly is a clinical syndrome associated with excess growth hormone. The present study aimed to investigate sarcopenia and frailty, which could affect mortality and morbidity, in patients with acromegaly.Method: Twenty outpatients diagnosed with acromegaly were included in the study. The hand muscle strength of the patients was measured by electronic hand dynamometer (Model EH101, Zhongshan Camry Electronic Co. Ltd. China). Computed tom...

Background/purpose: The combination of DM and HT accelerates vascular complications and increases the risk of mortality and morbidity. Hypertension is seen in half of diabetic patients. HT can be detected in approximately 40% of newly diagnosed diabetic patients. DM frequency increased 2.5 times in hypertensive patients. The association of HT and DM is due to the common mechanism responsible for the pathogenesis of both diseases. There is a limited number of studies investigat...

Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is a complicated disease that is associated with bone mineral density, depression, and anxiety in addition to its association with carbohydrate metabolism. The present study is intended to assess the biochemical measurements, depression and anxiety scores, and bone mineral densities (BMD) of diabetic patients with diabetic foot (DF) compared with those of diabetic patients without DF.Materials and methods: A total of 37 patient...