Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: The aim of our study is to investigate the possible associations between leptin and fasting insulin and index HOMA-IR in patients with Metabolic Syndrome as Leptin is involved in regulation of body weight.Materials and methods: The study included 100 patients (32 m, 68 f) 25–65 years. They were divided into 2 groups matched by sex, age, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Research group included 56 patients ...