Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The MS is a cluster of metabolic risk factors which are closely associated with insulin resistance and hypoadiponectinemia. The HMW adiponectin has been acknowledged as a predictive marker for MS. The prevalence of MS increases worldwide. Recently, the prevalence of MS among Estonian adults was estimated to be 26%. In the current study, we aimed to compare the utility of HMW adiponectin and HOMA-IR for the identification of MS.Methods: Our ...