Glucose Metabolism Changes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Treated with Direct Acting Antivirals by Sylvia Drazilova, Martin Janicko, Lubomir Skladany, Pavol Kristian, Marian Oltman, Maria Szantova, Dusan Krkoska, Eva Mazuchova, Lubica Piesecka, Veronika Vahalova, Marek Rac, Ivan Schreter, Ladislav Virag, Tomas Koller, Adriana Liptakova, Miriam Ondrasova, Peter Jarcuska

“…Significant decrease of fasting glycemia after the DAA treatment was observed in the whole cohort and in subgroups of patients with T2DM, IFG, cirrhotic, and treatment experienced patients.…”
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Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Metabolic Parameters after Pulsatile Gonadorelin Treatment in Young Men with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism by Chen-Xi Li, Song-Tao Tang, Qiu Zhang

“…The patients with HH had lower BMD in lumbar spine 2–4, femoral neck, and total hip (P<0.001, for all) and higher fasting insulin (P=0.001), HOMA-IR (P=0.002), and SHBG (P<0.001) compared to the controls. …”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…Study participants were characterized with regard to BMI, waist and hip circumference, blood pressure, and fasting plasma blood lipids, creatinine, glucose, HbA1c, and C-peptide. …”
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The Decreased Growth Hormone Response to Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone in Obesity Is Associated to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Fernando Cordido, Jesús Garcia-Buela, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, Teresa Martinez, Ovidio Vidal

“…Mean total and LDL cholesterol, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR were all higher, in subjects who would have been classified as GH-deficient compared with GH-sufficient. …”
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A Community Based Weight Loss Intervention Program in Malay Women-A Proof of Concept by Li Whye Cindy Ng, E Shyong Tai, Kwang Wei Tham

“…Main outcome measures: Anthropometric measurements and fasting biochemical tests were carried out at baseline, three and six months after intervention.Results:At three months, women who took one MR daily had a significant reduction in their waist circumference and fasting glucose. …”
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Mediators of the association between nut consumption and cardiovascular diseases: a two-step mendelian randomization study by Ruizhe Wang, Jinfang Sun, Xiaojin Yu

“…Furthermore, in the two-step MR analysis, fasting insulin, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting blood glucose were identified as mediators in the potential causal relationship between processed peanuts and IHD, explaining 16.98%, 6.38% and 4.91% of the mediation, respectively. …”
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The effects of diacylglycerol edible oil intervention in patients with chronic metabolic syndrome combined with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: study protocol for a multicenter, prospe... by Gui-yu Li, Cui-feng Zhu, Zhao-qi Huang, Chun-li Piao, Jia-jun Yu, Li Wang, Qiang Zeng, Yu-yu Lei, Yue Li, Xiao-ling Zhu, Zhen-tian Zhang, Tian-hua Huang, Meng-shuang Li, Shu-zhong Lin, Nai-wen Zhang, Fangyingnan Zhang, Yong-hua Wang, Dan-ping Xu

“…Serum uric acid level is the primary outcome. Fasting blood glucose, 2 h postprandial blood glucose, fasting insulin, glycated hemoglobin, lipid profile, and average carotid intima-media thickness will be evaluated as the secondary outcomes. …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…Measurements included self-reported tobacco use, fasting lipids, glucose, fat distribution, and bone mineral density (BMD; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans). …”
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The Estimation of First-Phase Insulin Secretion by Using Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population by Jiunn-diann Lin, Chun-Hsien Hsu, Yao-Jen Liang, Wei-Cheng Lian, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Chung-Ze Wu, Dee Pei, Yen-Lin Chen

“…In this study, we built equations to predict FPIS with metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and fasting plasma insulin (FPI). Methods. Totally, 186 participants were enrolled. 75% of participants were randomly selected as the study group to build equations. …”
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FGF21 Is Associated with Acanthosis Nigricans in Obese Patients by Yueye Huang, Jie Yang, Yan Li, Jiaqi Chen, Kexiu Song, Xingchun Wang, Le Bu, Xiaoyun Cheng, Jiying Wang, Shen Qu

“…Compared with OB group, AN group had higher levels of fasting insulin and homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (P<0.05), but lower serum levels of blood glucose. …”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Osteocalcin and Its Association with Serum Adipokines by Mohammed S. Albadah, Hafedh Dekhil, Shaffi Ahamed Shaik, Mohammed A. Alsaif, Mustafa Shogair, Shahid Nawaz, Assim A. Alfadda

“…This was associated with significant reduction in waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HOMA-IR, total and LDL-cholesterol, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), and resistin (P<0.05). …”
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Nutrition before and during Surgery and the Inflammatory Response of the Heart: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marlieke Visser, Hans W. M. Niessen, Wouter E. M. Kok, Riccardo Cocchieri, Willem Wisselink, Paul A. M. van Leeuwen, Bas A. J. M. de Mol

“…Major surgery induces a long fasting time and provokes an inflammatory response which increases the risk of infections. …”
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Plasma Periostin Levels Are Increased in Chinese Subjects with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes and Are Positively Correlated with Glucose and Lipid Parameters by Yuanyuan Luo, Hua Qu, Hang Wang, Huili Wei, Jing Wu, Yang Duan, Dan Liu, Huacong Deng

“…Correlation analysis showed that plasma periostin levels were positively correlated with weight, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2 h postchallenge plasma glucose (2 h PG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), TNF-α, and IL-6 (P<0.05 or 0.001) and negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (P<0.001). …”
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Circulating Sclerostin and Irisin Are Related and Interact with Gender to Influence Adiposity in Adults with Prediabetes by Theerawut Klangjareonchai, Hataikarn Nimitphong, Sunee Saetung, Nuttapimon Bhirommuang, Rattanapan Samittarucksa, Suwannee Chanprasertyothin, Rattana Sudatip, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul

“…Fasting plasma samples were obtained for glycated hemoglobin, calcium, creatinine, serum sclerostin and irisin. …”
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Effects of exercise intensity and diet on cardiac tissue structure and FGF21/β-Klotho signaling in type 2 diabetic mice: a comparative study of HFD and HFD + STZ induced type 2 dia... by Sevda Moharamzadeh, Majid Kashef, Mojtaba Salehpour, Meysam Torabi, Samira Vesali, Zakieh Samsonchi, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar

“…Post hoc and subgroup analysis showed a superior effect of MICT over HIIT in decreasing fasting blood glucose and serum level of FGF21 (p < 0.001). …”
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Risk of Dysglycemia in Pregnancy amongst Kenyan Women with HIV Infection: A Nested Case-Control Analysis from the STRiDE Study by Sonak D. Pastakia, Wycliffe K. Kosgei, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Benson Kiragu, John N. Hector, Gertrude Anusu, Ponnusamy Saravanan

“…Within this study, women received venous testing for glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting glucose between 8- and 20-week gestational age. …”
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Le Carême et le Ramadan : recréer le corps. Un cas libanais by Aïda Kanafani-Zahar

“…In the Christian and Muslim fasts, as they are experienced in Hsoun, a village in Mount Lebanon, the relationship between the food time and the piety time is at its highest.…”
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The Role of Visfatin, Leptin, and IL-18 in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients by Sukayna H. Rashed, Eman A. Hadi

“…The following biochemical variables were also evaluated: fasting blood sugar, fasting insulin, insulin resistance, leptin, visfatin, and IL-18. …”
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Effect of Metformin on Anthropometric Measurements and Hormonal and Biochemical Profile in Patients with Prediabetes by Mustafa Safiah, Dana Hyassat, Yousef Khader, Oraib Farahid, Anwar Batieha, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Kamel Ajlouni

“…Metformin treatment in females with prediabetes reduces BMI, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, and HbA1c. The changes in the studied parameters differed significantly according to sex.…”
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The Impact of a Pure Protein Load on the Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Treated with Insulin Pumps by Tomasz Klupa, Teresa Benbenek-Klupa, Bartlomiej Matejko, Sandra Mrozinska, Maciej T. Malecki

“…In Phase I, baseline insulin infusion was optimized to minimize the differences in fasting glucose levels to less than 30 mg/dL between any two time points between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. …”
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