Endocrine Abstracts

Aims were: 1. To evaluate the prevalence of impaired cognitive functions and depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and compare between groups.2. To evaluate the association of cognitive functions and depression with age, gender, BMI, insulin dose, marital status and education in patients with T2DM.Methods: Case-control study of T2DM where patients with high insulin doses (>1U/kg/24 hrs) and uncontrolled di...

Celiac Disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder and requires life-long treatment and follow-up. Mean platelet volume (MPV), determinant of platelet function, is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a multiplex risk factor that arises from insulin resistance accompanying abnormal adipose deposition and function. It is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, as well as for diabetes, fatty liver, and several cancers....

Introduction and aims: Subacute thyroiditis (ST) is a spontaneous remitting inflammatory disease of thyroid gland. Although there is no clear evidence for its specific etiology, multiple factors may responsible for this inflammatory reaction. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a new important inflammatory marker that indicates disease activity. Aim of this study is to evaluate MPV value in patients with subacute thyroiditis.Materials and methods: Thirty-one p...