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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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).