Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: There is strong evidence regarding vitamin D being a risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin D on advanced glycation end-products in prediabetic and type 2 diabetic patients with vitamin D deficiency.Methods: Forty type 2 diabetic patients, 40 prediabetic patients and 40 healthy controls with the levels of vitamin D <20 ng/ml were included in the study. All three groups were ...

Objective: Hyperprolactinemia has been reported to be associated with endothelial dysfunction, abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate carbohydrate metabolism and endothelial function of our patients in outpatient clinics.Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, currently or previously treated 87 hyperprolactinemic patients with PRL-secreting adenoma (fifty four with microadenoma...

Aim: The most common clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is asymptomatıc and it is diagnosed incidentally without developing complications.In our study, we aimed to examine the characteristics of participants with primary hyperparathyroidism and the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and hypercalciuria.Methods: Consecutive 191 normocalciuric (24-h urinary calcium<400 mg/day) patients with PHPT (51±13 yea...

Aim: Clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) differs between populations. In this study, we aimed to examine bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism parameters in newly diagnosed and untreated PHPT patients in a single endocrine center in İstanbul, Turkey.Methods: Consecutive 256 PHPT patients (50.7±14 years, F/M:205/51) and 89 healthy controls (38.8±10 years, F/M:67/22) were included in the study. Serum calcium...