Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: The aim of our study was to assess the relationships between systemic markers of general inflammation: interleukin 18 (IL-18) and C-reactive protein (CRP) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) as well as dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) serum levels, in addition to the anthropometrical and biochemical indices of metabolic syndrome (MS) in men over the age of 40.Patients and methods: In 271 randomly chosen men aged 40 to 80 years living in Lubus...