Endocrine Abstracts

It has been shown that adiponectin (AN) has antidiabetic, antiatherosclerotic and antiinflammatory activities. We analyzed serum AN levels in children with nonspecific infections. Forty-two prepubertal children (18 boys, 24 girls, age range: 14–163 months) admitted with fever ≥38 °C and nonspecific infection (upper respiratory tract infection, otitis, urine tract infections) symptoms were included. Their ideal body weights (IBW) for height were within 10...