Fasting serum insulin and lipid levels in men with epilepsy
| Autor: | Johanna Rättyä, Mikael Knip, Mervi Kotila, A. J. Pakarinen, Jukka Turkka, Jouko I. T. Isojärvi, Vilho V. Myllylä, Virpi Pylvänen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Oxcarbazepine Body Mass Index Epilepsy Insulin resistance Reference Values Risk Factors Internal medicine Hyperinsulinism Hyperinsulinemia Medicine Humans Insulin Obesity Triglycerides business.industry Valproic Acid Carbamazepine Fasting Middle Aged medicine.disease Lipids Endocrinology lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Anticonvulsants Neurology (clinical) Insulin Resistance business Body mass index medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Neurology. 60(4) |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| Popis: | Background: Previous studies suggest that obese women taking valproate (VPA) for epilepsy are insulin resistant.Objective: To assess the effects of antiepileptic drugs on serum insulin and lipid levels in men with epilepsy.Methods: Body mass index (BMI) and fasting serum concentrations of insulin and lipids were measured in 102 men with epilepsy who were treated with VPA, carbamazepine (CBZ), or oxcarbazepine (OXC) monotherapy. Thirty-two healthy men served as control subjects.Results: Obesity was not more common among VPA-treated men than among other men with epilepsy or the control subjects. However, the obese VPA-treated men had higher serum insulin levels (p < 0.001) than the obese control subjects despite similar BMI. CBZ and OXC did not have any significant effect on any of the measurements. Fasting serum insulin concentrations above the normal range were observed in seven obese VPA-treated patients (35%) but in only one obese control subject (5%). Five obese VPA-treated patients (25%) and one obese control subject (5%) had serum triglyceride levels above the normal range, and a low high-density lipoprotein/total cholesterol ratio was observed in two obese VPA-treated patients (10%).Conclusions: Obese valproate-treated men have high serum insulin levels, indicating insulin resistance. Moreover, some of the valproate-treated men cluster cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and elevated serum triglyceride concentrations. CBZ and OXC do not seem to have any significant effects on serum insulin or lipid levels in men with epilepsy. |
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