Four-year stability of anthropometric and cardio-metabolic parameters in a prospective cohort of older adults [PDF]
Aim: To examine the medium-term stability of anthropometric and cardio-metabolic parameters in the general population. Materials & methods: Participants were 5160 men and women from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (age ≥50 years) assessed in ...
Beeken, RJ +5 more
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Association between one-hour post-load plasma glucose levels and vascular stiffness in essential hypertension [PDF]
Objectives: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a surrogate end-point for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A plasma glucose value $155 mg/dl for the 1-hour post-load plasma glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is able to identify ...
Arturi, F +8 more
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Metabolic, inflammatory and haemostatic effects of a low-dose continuous combined HRT in women with type 2 diabetes: potentially safer with respect to vascular risk? [PDF]
BACKGROUND Conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) containing conjugated equine oestrogen (CEE) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) increases triglyceride, C- reactive protein (CRP) and coagulation Factor VII concentrations, potentially ...
Alan J. Jaap +46 more
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Cardiovascular disease risk factor responses to a type 2 diabetes care model including nutritional ketosis induced by sustained carbohydrate restriction at 1 year: An open label, non-randomized, controlled study [PDF]
Additional file 1: Table S1. Detailed baseline characteristics for participants in the continuous care intervention (CCI) and usual care (UC ...
Ballard, Kevin D +8 more
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Metabolic syndrome influences cardiac gene expression pattern at the transcript level in male ZDF rats [PDF]
Background: Metabolic syndrome (coexisting visceral obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension) is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, however, its effect on cardiac gene expression pattern is unclear ...
Csonka, Csaba +10 more
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Soy protein improves cardiovascular risk in subclinical hypothyroidism : a randomized double-blinded crossover study [PDF]
© 2017 Endocrine Society. Background: Soy protein with isoflavones appears to have an adverse effect on thyroid function, but it is not known whether it is the protein or isoflavone component that is deleterious.
Atkin, Stephen L. +4 more
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Evaluation of monocyte to HDL cholesterol ratio and other inflammatory markers in patients with psoriasis, [PDF]
Background Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease frequently associated with serious comorbidities. Objectives To investigate the systemic inflammatory burden in psoriasis and to assess the correlation between traditional and novel ...
Mumtaz Cem Sirin +6 more
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Effects of Diet Composition and Insulin Resistance Status on Plasma Lipid Levels in a Weight Loss Intervention in Women. [PDF]
BackgroundOptimal macronutrient distribution of weight loss diets has not been established. The distribution of energy from carbohydrate and fat has been observed to promote differential plasma lipid responses in previous weight loss studies, and insulin
Flatt, Shirley W +7 more
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To evaluate the effect of magnesium supplementation on insulin resistance and cardiovascular markers in people with prediabetes. A 12 week double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted at Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism ...
Rezvan Salehidoost +4 more
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Birth outcome in relation to licorice consumption during pregnancy.
A role for glucocorticoids is suspected in the etiology of low birth weight. The authors tested whether maternal consumption of glycyrrhizin (an inhibitor of cortisol metabolism) in licorice affects birth weight in humans. A sample of 1,049 Finnish women
Järvenpää, AL +3 more
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