Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Previous studies demonstrated lower serum zinc among prediabetics and diabetics, compared to normoglycaemics. There is no current epidemiological data available in regional Australia examining the association between serum zinc and glycaemic status. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between serum zinc, glycaemic status and Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA-2) parameters in a regional Australian hospital population.Methods: A re...