Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aims: The aim of our investigation was to evaluate the relationship between parameters of the metabolic syndroma (MSDR; NCEP/ATPIII Panel) in randomly selected diabetic patients (DM) with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD).Materials and Methods: diabetics, male 680 (49.7%), age (mean+SD) 52.6+14.4yrs. (16–84), were propectively examined using doppler examination and neuropathy disability scoring (NDS). PAOD was confirmed in ...

Introduction: It is known that diabetes mellitus and its complex yet insufficiently known mechanisms affect bone strength and increases the fracture risk.Objective: The aim of this study was to assess bone mass measured by lumbar spine and hip DXA, in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus according to sex and type of diabetes.Material and methods: It was a prospective study. Included 150 diabetic patients of both sexes.<p c...