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Increased insulin sensitivity in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1

ABSTRACT Objects To compare insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic aspects of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and individuals without the disease. Subjects and methods Forty patients with NF1 were matched by sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) to 40 controls from the community. Blood sample...

Serum nesfatin-1 levels are decreased in pregnant women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate serum nesfatin-1 levels at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy in women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes and determine the association of nesfatin-1 with several metabolic parameters. Subjects and methods Forty women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 24-28 w...

The role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immunometabolic profile in postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objectives To analyze the role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immune and metabolic profile in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study comprising 49 postmenopausal women (aged 59.26 ± 8.32...

Positioning about the Flexibility of Fasting for Lipid Profiling

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (3), 2017

Utility of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as screening tools for hyperglycemia in young people

ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the addition of WC and/or WHtR to BMI. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,139 schoolchildren a...

Early changes in adipokines from overweight to obesity in children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (6), 2016
Abstract Objective: Childhood obesity has been associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to compare plasma levels of traditional metabolic markers, adipokines and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 (sTNFR1) in overweight, obese and lean children. We also...

Adverse effects during the oral glucose tolerance test in post-bariatric surgery patients

ABSTRACT Objective The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is used in the screening of gestational diabetes, in diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in conjunction with fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and risk factors of adverse effects of OGTT in...

Pharmacogenetic effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors over age-related urea andcreatinine variations in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer disease

Colomb. med; 47 (2), 2016
Background: Renal function declines according to age and vascular risk factors, whereas few data are available regarding geneticallymediated effects of anti-hypertensives over renal function. Objective: To estimate urea and creatinine variations in dementia due to Alzheimer disease (AD) by way of a pharm...

Secuencia diagnóstica en un caso de insulinoma
Diagnostic sequence in a case of insulinoma

Se presenta un caso típico de insulinoma y la metodología que se utilizó para su diagnóstico; y se hace énfasis en la importancia de la prueba de ayuno. Se expone, también, la dificultad que representó la localización del tumor antes de la cirugía; como suele ocurrir en algunos casos. Se realiza...

Ayuno perioperatorio y concentraciones de glucosa en sangre en niños de cirugía ambulatoria bajo anestesia general:(reporte preliminar)
Perioperative starvation and blood glucose levels in outpatient children during general anesthesia:(Preliminary report)

Rev. mex. anestesiol; 17 (4), 1994
Se estudiaron 17 pacientes de 1 a 4 años de edad, programados para cirugía ambulatoria. Se dividieron en dos grupos, el grupo I con 10 pacientes, recibió solución glucosada al 5 por ciento y el grupo II (control) con 7 pacientes, que recibió solución Ringer Lactato (Harman). Se tomaron muestras de ...