Hyperleptinaemia positively correlated with metabolic syndrome in hemodialysis patients
JP Tsai, CC Tsai, HM Liu, CJ Lee, HH Liou… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the
fasting serum leptin concentration in hemodialysis (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND
METHODS: Fasting blood samples were obtained from 101 HD patients. MetS and its
components were defined using the diagnostic criteria of the International Diabetes
Federation. RESULTS: Forty-eight patients (47.5%) had MetS. Serum leptin concentrations
were positively correlated with MetS (p< 0.001). Serum leptin levels correlated with …
fasting serum leptin concentration in hemodialysis (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND
METHODS: Fasting blood samples were obtained from 101 HD patients. MetS and its
components were defined using the diagnostic criteria of the International Diabetes
Federation. RESULTS: Forty-eight patients (47.5%) had MetS. Serum leptin concentrations
were positively correlated with MetS (p< 0.001). Serum leptin levels correlated with …
