Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cholesterol management is essential to prevent coronary artery disease (CAD) and related complications. Lifestyle changes are first treatment, followed by statin therapy. Multiple studies have shown statins to effectively reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications. LDL cholesterol is the main measure to assess impact of statin therapy. However, CAD risk also depends on other often neglected risk factors. We present preliminary data of the evaluation of the s...

Introduction: Weight loss is a cornerstone in the management of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus. The association between weight and all-cause mortality is controversial and even paradoxical. Studies usually assess baseline weight. Studies assessing weight changes over time are limited. We present preliminary results of our attempt to model weight changes in patients with prediabetes and diabetes assessing the relationship with all-cause mortality.Metho...