Endocrine Abstracts

Objetive: Obesity is associated with lower serum vitamin D (25(OH)D3) levels through several mechanisms. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and to examine the association between insulin resistance and 25(OH)D3 levels in a cohort of obese subjects.Materials and methods: 85 obese subjects were enrolled into the study from october to december 2018. Demographic, anthropometric and clinical para...

Objective: This study reviews the clinical characteristics of patients treated in a Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Unit (MDFU) and analyzes the rate of diabetic foot amputations and the risk factors associated.Design and methods: A retrospective cohort study including data from all patients who attended the MDFU during December 2017-October 2018 period. The patients were followed until January 2019. Clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical parameters (...

Introduction: The incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) is low, but rising over time. Some studies point to a possible increase in mortality rate (MR) from this cancer in certain areas of Spain and Andalusia. Our purpose was to analyse the TC mortality in Andalusia and study how it has changed in the last years. We also analysed differences by age, sex, and geographic area.Methods: All deaths from TC were collected between January 1, 1975 and December 1, 2011...

Introduction: Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare, infradiagnosed and severe disease that carries high morbidity and mortality. Delays in treatment initiation reduce reversibility of symptoms and increase mortality rate. Current gold standard for screening, 24 h urinary free cortisol, has a low reproducibility and specificity, and sampling is complicated. Midnight salivary cortisol (MSVC) determination is considered an easy and cheap test. We intend to assess its...