Serum sialic acid, a reputed cardiovascular risk factor, is related to serum leptin concentrations in Fijians
| Autor: | L. Goldsmith, P. Ameerally, N. Singh, D. Russell-Jones, M.A. Crook, John P. Miell, P. Lumb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Blood Glucose Leptin Male medicine.medical_specialty Clinical Biochemistry Adipose tissue Blood Pressure Type 2 diabetes Biochemistry Body Mass Index Insulin resistance Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Fiji Humans Obesity Risk factor Anthropometry business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Acute-phase protein Fasting General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 Blood pressure Endocrinology Cardiovascular Diseases Sialic Acids Body Constitution Female business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Clinica Chimica Acta. 331:1-5 |
| ISSN: | 0009-8981 |
| Popis: | Background: Serum sialic acid (TSA) has been shown to be a cardiovascular risk factor and an acute phase reactant, with elevated concentrations associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and to precede the onset of type 2 diabetes. Aim: The purpose of this present study was to test the hypothesis that serum TSA may be related to serum leptin concentrations in healthy individuals. Methods: Thirty Fijian individuals were studied (8 males and 22 females). They were urban Melanesians living in Raiwaga, a suburb of Suva in Fiji. Results: Serum TSA significantly correlated with subject body mass index (BMI, ρ 0.39, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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