Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There are several markers of renal function such as estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated by serum creatinine and cystatin C and urinary albumin-creatinine excretion ratio (ACR). Recently, a few studies showed relationships between markers of renal function and carotid arterty intima-media thickness (IMT), but the results were inconsistent. The aim of this study is to compare serum cystatin C as risk factors for atherosclerosis in Korean type 2 diab...

Objective: To evaluate prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and risk factors for decline of renal function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after 6 years of follow-up.Methods: A cohort of 208 elderly patients (65 years or older) with T2DM participated in an examination during 2005, a 6-years follow-up examination during 2011. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease...

Objective: To evaluate prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and risk factors for decline of renal function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after 6 years of follow-up.Methods: A cohort of 208 elderly patients (65 years or older) with T2DM participated in an examination during 2005, a 6-years follow-up examination during 2011. An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease...

Background: The body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used method of assessing fat accumulation, and is recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases. However, there might be substantial variations in the fat or muscle amount among persons with a similar BMI. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether BMI and skeletal muscle mass (SMM) estimated from by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) are associated with carotid atherosclerosis in...