Is the combined use of insulin resistance indices, including adipokines, more reliable in metabolic syndrome?

KURAL, BİRGÜL; DEĞER, ORHAN; Erem, CİHANGİR; BALABAN YÜCESAN, FULYA; ALİYAZICIOĞLU, REZZAN; Barlak, Yasam

doi:10.3906/sag-1310-90

Is the combined use of insulin resistance indices, including adipokines, more reliable in metabolic syndrome?

KURAL B., DEĞER O., Erem C., BALABAN YÜCESAN F., ALİYAZICIOĞLU R., Barlak Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.1021-1028, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1310-90
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1021-1028
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: To determine the levels of adipokines (leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and visfatin) and the indices of insulin sensitivity/resistance, and to examine the relationship among them in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).