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Leptin is an independent marker of metabolic syndrome in elderly adults with type 2 diabetes

OBJECTIVE: It is well established that patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) demonstrate elevated levels of serum leptin. The aim of this study is to identify fasting serum leptin as an independent marker of MetS in geriatric diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-four patients over 65 ye...

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Autores principales: Tseng, Pei-Wei, Wu, Du-An, Hou, Jia-Sian, Hsu, Bang-Gee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28757776
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_31_17