Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) are risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The main objective was to study the incidence of NAFLD using the Hepatic Steatosis Index (HSI) in obese patients with DM2. Secondary objectives were to analyse the effect of liraglutide over HSI, body mass index (BMI) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).Methods: Retrospective observational study of obese type 2 diabetic patients treated with...

Our objective was to estimate the distribution of Spanish diabetic patients attending to individualized glycaemic targets recommended by the ADA/EASD consensus with and without considering hypoglycaemia risk. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a Spanish primary care setting between 2011 and 2012. A total of 5382 type 2 diabetic subjects under antihyperglycaemic treatment for at least 3 months prior to inclusion completed a study visit in which clinical data including age,...

Androgen deficiency in the aging male has become an actual topic due to the aging population and finding from different studies that shown a progressive decline of serum levels of age-related testosterone. These levels have been inversely related with markers of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.The aim of this observational study was to investigate the relation of endogenous testosterone and other sex hormones with different components of me...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and security of bariatric surgery in metabolically healthy obese (MHO).Methods: A retrospective study of a cohort of all obese patients who underwent to bariatric surgery with a minimum two-year follow-up. Databases of all demographic, anthropometric and metabolic characteristics have been collected since 2007. Patients undergoing two surgeries were excluded. We defined as MHO patients those without diagnosis of d...

Objetives: To analyze the profile of patients referred from Primary Care (PC) to Outpatient Diabetes Center (ODC), as well as the evolution of self-assessment measured by Chronic Care Model IEMAC (Instrument for the Evaluation of Attention Chronicity Models) tool after implementation of a coordinated Task Force between Primary Care and Endocrinology Unit.Methods: The working group of the Advanced Diabetes Center in Cádiz-San Fernando Sanitary Area w...