Diabetes Mellitus: Indigenous naming, indigenous diagnosis and self-management in an African setting: the example from Cameroon.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study of the general population was to identify the best predictor of metabolic risk among the body index variables evaluated with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) or anthropometric indices including the waist to height ratio (WHtR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from the Korean Na...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Kang SH,Cho KH,Park JW,Do JY

更新日期：2015-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyrotoxicosis is often caused by destructive thyroiditis (DT) or Graves' disease (GD), and a prompt and accurate differential diagnosis for thyrotoxicosis is needed as management strategy differs. A meta-analysis of published literature was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy for differentiating G...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Peng X,Wu S,Bie C,Tang H,Xiong Z,Tang S

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown inconsistent results about the usefulness of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) in differential diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing syndrome. This meta-analysis evaluated the diagnostic value of BIPSS via the published literature. MET...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Wang H,Ba Y,Xing Q,Cai RC

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 coupled with growth hormone helps control timing of sexual maturation. Mutations and variants in multiple genes are associated with development or reduced risk of central precocious puberty (CPP). METHODS:We assessed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in th...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Chang HP,Yang SF,Wang SL,Su PH

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between thyroid nodules and adiposity remains controversial. We performed a cross-sectional, community-based study to examine whether thyroid nodules are associated with overweight and obesity, as defined with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. METHODS:The study included 1482 sub...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Song B,Zuo Z,Tan J,Guo J,Teng W,Lu Y,Liu C

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited real-world data are currently available on hypoglycemia in diabetes patients. The International Operations Hypoglycemia Assessment Tool (IO HAT) study was designed to estimate hypoglycemia in insulin-treated type I (T1DM) and type II (T2DM) diabetes mellitus patients from 9 countries. The data from T...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Emral R,Tetiker T,Sahin I,Sari R,Kaya A,Yetkin İ,Cil SU,Tütüncü NB,IO HAT investigator group.

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of childbearing age. This study aimed to compare the effects of lifestyle interventions on anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical parameters in adolescent girls with PCOS. METHODS:PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science was system...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Abdolahian S,Tehrani FR,Amiri M,Ghodsi D,Yarandi RB,Jafari M,Majd HA,Nahidi F

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoglycemia is a common complication of diabetes treatment. This paper describes symptoms, predecessors, consequences and medications associated with the first episode of severe hypoglycemia among ACCORD participants with type 2 diabetes, and compares these between intensive (Int: goal A1C <6.0%) and standa...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Bonds DE,Miller ME,Dudl J,Feinglos M,Ismail-Beigi F,Malozowski S,Seaquist E,Simmons DL,Sood A

更新日期：2012-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is a new index based on a combination of waist circumference (WC) and serum triglycerides (TG) reflecting lipid accumulation. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to explore whether LAP was independently associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Type 2 diabetes mell...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Dong L,Lin M,Wang W,Ma D,Chen Y,Su W,Chen Z,Wang S,Li X,Li Z,Liu C

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hormone somatostatin inhibits growth hormone release from the pituitary gland and is theoretically linked to diabetes and diabetes related complications. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between levels of the stable somatostatin precursor, N-terminal prosomatostatin (NT-proSST), with mort...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： van Dijk PR,Landman GW,van Essen L,Struck J,Groenier KH,Bilo HJ,Bakker SJ,Kleefstra N

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin (OT) emerges as a drug for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. The entire OT system is synthesized in the rat and human heart. The direct myocardial infusion with OT into an ischemic or failing heart has the potential to elicit a variety of cardioprotective effects. OT treatment attenuates cardiomyocyte (C...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Jankowski M,Broderick TL,Gutkowska J

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most of the patients with type 1 and V hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) present with symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis due to marked elevation of triglycerides, but this baby presented with a chest infection, which was later diagnosed as type V HLP on laboratory workup. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a case o...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Dildar S,Shamsi TS

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is caused by tumours releasing ACTH. Ectopic ACTH-producing tumour regression is rarely induced using steroidogenesis inhibitors. We presented a case of EAS in which ACTH production by a lung tumour was reduced by metyrapone (MTP) and also reviewed pr...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Iwayama H,Hirase S,Nomura Y,Ito T,Morita H,Otake K,Okumura A,Takagi J

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosiglitazone not only improves insulin-sensitivity, but also exerts anti-inflammatory effects. We have now examined in type 2 diabetic patients if these effects are reflected by changes in mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to see if these cells can be used to study these anti-inf...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Bragt MC,Plat J,Mensink M,Schrauwen P,Mensink RP

更新日期：2009-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: The possible participation of endogenous islet catecholamines (CAs) in the control of insulin secretion was tested. METHODS: Glucose-induced insulin secretion was measured in the presence of 3-Iodo-L-Tyrosine (MIT), a specific inhibitor of tyrosine-hydroxylase activity, in fresh and precultured islets isol...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Borelli MI,Gagliardino JJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) is prevalent among patients with enterocutaneous fistula and is associated with poor outcomes. The present study aimed to explore the role of enteral nutrition (EN) therapy on thyroid function among patients with enterocutaneous fistula and NTIS. METHODS:We conducted...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Li R,Ren J,Wu Q,Wang G,Wu X,Chen J,Li G,Hong Z,Ren H,Zhao Y,Li J

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and several types of neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer's, are linked to insulin-resistance, and chronic high dietary fat intake causes T2DM with mild neurodegeneration. Intra-cerebral Streptozotocin, a nitrosamine-related compound, causes neurodegeneration, whereas periph...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Tong M,Longato L,de la Monte SM

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACGROUND:To assess the contribution of macroprolactin to high serum prolactin levels and their association with thyroid status and thyroid autoimmunity during pregnancy. METHODS:138 pregnant women who suspected of having thyroid dysfunction were studied and divided into three groups according to the thyroid status; g...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Guclu M,Cander S,Kiyici S,Vatansever E,Hacihasanoğlu AB,Kisakol G

更新日期：2015-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of non-communicable diseases is growing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. Research suggests that health interventions that aim to improve patient self-management and empower patients to care actively for their disease will improve health outcomes over the long-term. There is, however, a...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Abrahams N,Gilson L,Levitt NS,Dave JA

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As an insulin-dependent disease, type 1 diabetes requires paying close attention to the glycemic control. Studies have shown that mobile health (mHealth) can improve the management of chronic diseases. However, the effectiveness of mHealth in controlling the glycemic control remains uncertain. The objective ...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Wang X,Shu W,Du J,Du M,Wang P,Xue M,Zheng H,Jiang Y,Yin S,Liang D,Wang R,Hou L

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic while resources available to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) are limited. The present study aimed to verify whether sun exposure measured by a structured questionnaire could predict serum 25OHD concentrations in healthy Caucasian individuals living in a tropical area. ME...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Bittar FB,Castro CHM,Szejnfeld VL

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic foot is an underestimated and redoubtable diabetes complication. The aims of our study were to assess diabetic foot ulcer risk factors according to International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) classification, stratify patients into risk categories and identify factors associated with hig...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Zantour B,Bouchareb S,El Ati Z,Boubaker F,Alaya W,Kossomtini W,Sfar MH

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to accurately interpret neonatal thyroid function tests (TFTs), it is necessary to have population specific reference intervals (RIs) as there is significant variation across different populations possibly due to genetic, environmental or analytical issues. Despite the importance of RIs, globally th...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Omuse G,Kassim A,Kiigu F,Hussain SR,Limbe M

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to perform a cost-effectiveness comparison between palpation-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies (P-FNA) and ultrasound-guided thyroid FNA biopsies (USG-FNA). METHODS:Each nodule was considered as a case. Diagnostic steps were history and physical examination, TSH measure...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Can AS

更新日期：2009-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radioisotope scanning is important to diagnose subacute thyroiditis (SAT), but it's not always available. So we aim to establish a diagnostic scale for SAT without radioisotope scanning. METHODS:The suspected SAT patients hospitalized in Yuebei people's Hospital from January 2012 to December 2016 were selec...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Xiong Z,Luo C,Wang L,Xiong B,Wu J

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caloric restriction is an effective way to treat Type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, chronic and severe restriction of food intake is difficult to sustain and is known to promote slower metabolism. Intermittent and frequent fasting can exert similar metabolic effects, but may be even more challenging for most pa...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： van den Burg EL,Schoonakker MP,van Peet PG,van den Akker-van Marle ME,Willems van Dijk K,Longo VD,Lamb HJ,Numans ME,Pijl H

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a rare condition of disease which can seldomly present as giant retrotrhyroideal cysts, complicating the localization of the adenoma to resect. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year old female presented with hypercalcaemia of 3.38 mmol/L (2.2-2.65 mmol/L) and a history of breast cancer....

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Werner C,Lupp A,Mtuka-Pardon G,Kloos C,Wolf G,Aschenbach R,Biermann A,Freesmeyer M,Seifert P

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin intensification to achieve glycemic targets occurs less often than clinically indicated. Barriers to intensification are not well understood. We present patients' baseline characteristics from MOSAIc, a study investigating patient-, physician-, and healthcare envi...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Polinski JM,Kim SC,Jiang D,Hassoun A,Shrank WH,Cos X,Rodríguez-Vigil E,Suzuki S,Matsuba I,Seeger JD,Eddings W,Brill G,Curtis BH

更新日期：2015-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a serious health problem; the number of people with impaired renal function is rapidly rising. Progression of CKD is associated with having a number of complications, including thyroid dysfunction, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to ...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Khatiwada S,Rajendra KC,Gautam S,Lamsal M,Baral N

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We determined the proportion of the effects of body mass index (BMI) or its categories on cardiometabolic outcomes mediated through systolic blood pressure (SBP), total cholesterol and fasting glucose. METHODS:Cox regression analyses were performed for incident outcomes among Turkish Adult Risk Factor study...

journal_title：BMC endocrine disorders

authors： Can G,Onat A,Yurtseven E,Karadeniz Y,Akbaş-Şimşek T,Kaya A,Yüksel H

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00