Endocrine Abstracts

Obese subjects have lower risk for osteoporosis than normal weight people. Body mass index over 33 kg/m2 is associated with lowest risk for hip fracture in both sexes.Aim: Investigate overweight influence on bone mineral density of hip bone and lumbar spine in overweight postmenopausal women.Material and methods: Postmenopausal women N=100, without co-morbidity, 48–88 years of age, divided in two groups: grou...

Recent studies have suggested that subjects receiving thyroxine replacement therapy are in potentially increased risk of osteoporosis. We set out to measure bone mineral densities by ultrasound bone densitometry (UBMD) in three groups: group A of post-menopausal women (N=25) mean age 65 (±14), group B of women in generative period (N=20) mean age 41(±11), and group C (N=18) male mean age 54, receiving thyroxine replacement therapy during two year...

BMI over 30 kg/m2 is associated with lowest risk for osteoporosis and hip fracture in both sex. Increased body fat mass is followed with greater hip fracture risk, independently of BMI.Aim: Evaluate risk for osteoporosis in postmenopausal female with BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 and influence of body fat mass on mineral bone density in overweight women.Material and methods: One hundred postmenopausal female, age 48&...

Aim: To calculate mean HbA1c values in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in different therapy regiments.Material and methods: Ninety-nine diabetic persons was divided in three groups: group I (n=33) on oral hypoglucemic agents, group II (n=33) on one or two doses of insulin and group III (n=33) on intensive insulin therapy. We have calculated the mean values of HbA1c on the begining and 6 months after start of therapy regiment.<...