Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia, a cardinal feature of metabolic syndrome (MS), is associated with cardiovascular disease and abnormal metabolism of apolipoproteins which may form the basis for this relationship. The aim of this study is to evaluate triglyceride-rich lipoproteins profile in MS patients.Material and methods: A retrospective study was performed, including patients evaluated in a tertiary hospital. Patients with thyroid dysfunction, neop...

Introduction: There are significant physiologically and clinically differences in profiles between metabolic healthy and metabolic unhealthy obese individuals. Several markers are on study in order to better characterize the metabolic profile of metabolic unhealthy obese individuals. The aim of this work was to determine whether the triglycerides/glucose (TyG) index may be a valuable marker for identifying metabolically unhealthy obesity.Methodology: Met...

Introduction and aim: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) presents as a challenge for both health care providers and patients looking to avoid chronic complications and early mortality. Clinical features of patients with long duration T1DM are still poorly studied and debated. The aim of our work was to describe the clinical features of subjects with long duration T1DM.Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients with T1DM with more than 40 years of evolution ...