Endocrine Abstracts

Low vitamin D levels have been found in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and have been correlated with poor glycemic control. There are observations suggesting that vitamin D levels may be low in obesity.The aim was to study vitamin D levels in obese individuals.The levels of 25(OH)D3 were measured in 30 obese individuals aged 42.67 years (mean), range 27–64, BMI 35.49 (mean), range 30–46 and 37 control s...

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is a common autoimmune endocrinopathy where autoantibodies that activate TSH receptor (TRAb) cause clinical hyperthyroidism. Graves’ Orbitopathy (GO) is one of the major complications of GD that results from the inflammation of retro-orbital tissues. Although the clinical usefulness of TRAb determination in the diagnosis of GD is well established, recent studies have shown that TRAb levels may also be helpful in assessing the activi...

Thyroid disease epidemiology has changed recently. This change may be related to changes in the iodine status of the environment. Iodine deficiency was observed in earlier years in Greece. The progression of multinodular goiter to hyperthyroidism was frequently observed. Nowadays, the development of autoimmune thyroiditis is frequently observed in patients with simple or nodular goiter. This development may be related to the proinflammatory action of iodine, iodine being nowad...

Background and aims: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the metabolic syndrome (MS) have many features in common and may share the same pathogenesis. We examined the prevalence of the MS according to the ATP III criteria and the effect of family history for DM 2 on metabolic profile in young women with PCOS.Subjects and methods: We studied 75 women with PCOS aged (23.9±5.4) and 75 healthy age-matched women. We measured BMI, WHR and blood pressure ...