Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing and becoming a global health problem. Obesity is the cause of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and psychosocial problems. There are several reports which mentioning the unfavourable effects of aggressive weight loss regimes on the immune system. This study was designed to search for the effect of a straightforward, controlled and permanent weight loss program on the immune system.<p class="abstext"...

Introduction: Recent studies showed that post-menopausal osteoporosis and weight gain starts at the perimenopause stage, a period characterized by relatively stable estrogen and rising FSH levels. FSH is found to be associated with adiposity in women, which is also a great risk factor for type 2 DM. There is also a sharp increase in visceral adiposity during this life stage, which coincides with the emergence of disrupted energy balance and reduced physical activity. There is ...

Introduction: Elevated depressive symptoms and depressive disorders affect one in four patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (1). Thus, routine screening for depressive symptoms is indicated in this high-risk population. Current guidelines all recommend screening for depression in diabetic population(2). The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a valid screening tool for depression in individuals with diabetes (3). There is no specific data about the prevalence of depre...

Introduction: It is well known that patients with hypogonadism are at increased risk for insulin resistance and cardiovascular diseases. In many studies homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) formulation is used for the evaluation of insulin resistance. Recently, a simple and inexpensive approach to evaluate for insulin resistance has been developed, the Triglyceride – Glucose (TyG) index. This particular index is based on measuring the levels of fastin...