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BMC Endocrine Disorders

Issue 1/2020

Content (177 Articles)

Levothyroxine Research article

High normal TSH is associated with lower mannan-binding lectin in women of childbearing age

Malgorzata Karbownik-Lewinska, Jan Stepniak, Magdalena Marcinkowska, Adrian Krygier, Andrzej Lewinski

Open Access Obesity Research article

Cross-sectional study of associations between normal body weight with central obesity and hyperuricemia in Japan

Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Satsue Nagahama, Akihiro Watanabe, Reika Yoshida, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Insulins Research article

PCOS without hyperandrogenism is associated with higher plasma Trimethylamine N-oxide levels

Huang Jiayu, Liu Lin, Chen Chunyan, Gao Ying

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Study protocol

Understanding the impact of five major determinants of health (genetics, biology, behavior, psychology, society/environment) on type 2 diabetes in U.S. Hispanic/Latino families: Mil Familias - a cohort study

Jessikah Morales, Namino Glantz, Arianna Larez, Wendy Bevier, Mary Conneely, Ludi Fan, Beverly Reed, Carlos Alatorre, Rosirene Paczkowski, Tamim Ahmed, Andrew Mackenzie, Ian Duncan, David Kerr

Hyperparathyroidism Research article

New parathyroid function index for the differentiation of primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism: a case-control study

Yanhong Guo, Qin Wang, Chunyan Lu, Pianpian Fan, Jing Li, Ximing Luo, Decai Chen

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research article

Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: results of pooled data from five German cohorts

Nadja Kartschmit, Robynne Sutcliffe, Mark Patrick Sheldon, Susanne Moebus, Karin Halina Greiser, Saskia Hartwig, Detlef Thürkow, Ulrike Stentzel, Neeltje van den Berg, Kathrin Wolf, Werner Maier, Annette Peters, Salman Ahmed, Corinna Köhnke, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Andreas Wienke, Alexander Kluttig, Gavin Rudge

Obesity Research article

Global prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in the military population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fereshteh Baygi, Kimmo Herttua, Olaf Chresten Jensen, Shirin Djalalinia, Armita Mahdavi Ghorabi, Hamid Asayesh, Mostafa Qorbani

Open Access Adrenal Cancer Research article

Clinical characterization of patients with primary aldosteronism plus subclinical Cushing’s syndrome

Shigemitsu Yasuda, Yusuke Hikima, Yusuke Kabeya, Shinichiro Iida, Yoichi Oikawa, Masashi Isshiki, Ikuo Inoue, Akira Shimada, Mitsuhiko Noda

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research article

“I was able to eat what I am supposed to eat”-- patient reflections on a medically-tailored meal intervention: a qualitative analysis

Seth A. Berkowitz, Naysha N. Shahid, Jean Terranova, Barbara Steiner, Melanie P. Ruazol, Roshni Singh, Linda M. Delahanty, Deborah J. Wexler

Obesity Research article

Impact of metabolically healthy obesity on the risk of incident gastric cancer: a population-based cohort study

Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, Akihiro Obora, Takao Kojima, Michiaki Fukui

Open Access Diabetes Research article

Profile and factors associated with glycaemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes in Greece: results from the diabetes registry

Kyriakos Souliotis, Anastasios Koutsovasilis, Georgia Vatheia, Christina Golna, Sofia Nikolaidi, Erifili Hatziagelaki, Kalliopi Kotsa, Theocharis Koufakis, Andreas Melidonis, Athanasia Papazafiropoulou, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Evangelia Siami, Alexios Sotiropoulos

Case report: recurrent pituitary adenoma has increased load of somatic variants

Raitis Peculis, Inga Balcere, Ilze Radovica-Spalvina, Ilze Konrade, Olivija Caune, Kaspars Megnis, Vita Rovite, Janis Stukens, Jurijs Nazarovs, Austra Breiksa, Aigars Kiecis, Ivars Silamikelis, Valdis Pirags, Janis Klovins

Open Access Pituitary Adenoma Case report

A putative role for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) gene in a patient with cyclical Cushing’s disease

Sunita M. C. De Sousa, Jim Manavis, Jinghua Feng, Paul Wang, Andreas W. Schreiber, Hamish S. Scott, David J. Torpy

Lifestyle and environmental contributions to ovulatory dysfunction in women of polycystic ovary syndrome

Bingqian Zhang, Wei Zhou, Yuhua Shi, Jun Zhang, Linlin Cui, Zi-Jiang Chen

Obesity Research article

Are there really any predictive factors for a successful weight loss after bariatric surgery?

Diego Cadena-Obando, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, Alejandra Albarrán-Sanchez, Ernesto Sosa-Eroza, Mario Molina-Ayala, Etual Espinosa-Cárdenas

Fertility Case report

Spontaneous fertility and variable spectrum of reproductive phenotype in a family with adult-onset X-linked adrenal insufficiency harboring a novel DAX-1/NR0B1 mutation

Michelle Cerutti C. Vargas, Felipe Scipião Moura, Cecília P. Elias, Sara R. Carvalho, Nelson Rassi, Ilda S. Kunii, Magnus R. Dias-da-Silva, Flavia Amanda Costa-Barbosa

Obesity Research article

Design and baseline data in the BAriatic surgery SUbstitution and Nutrition study (BASUN): a 10-year prospective cohort study

Gudrún Höskuldsdóttir, Karin Mossberg, Ville Wallenius, Angelos Al Nimer, Wiveka Björkvall, Sören Lundberg, Carl-Johan Behre, Malin Werling, Björn Eliasson, Lars Fändriks

Open Access Hyperprolactinemia Research article

Cardiac valvular abnormalities associated with use and cumulative exposure of cabergoline for hyperprolactinemia: the CATCH study

Amer Budayr, Thida C. Tan, Joan C. Lo, Jonathan G. Zaroff, Grace H. Tabada, Jingrong Yang, Alan S. Go

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Cross-sectional study of associations between normal body weight with central obesity and hyperuricemia in Japan

Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Satsue Nagahama, Akihiro Watanabe, Reika Yoshida, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Obesity Research article

Effects of media-assisted therapeutic approaches on physical activity of obese adults: a systematic review

Alexandra Ziegeldorf, Petra Wagner, Hagen Wulff

Short and long-term metabolic outcomes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes receiving a simultaneous pancreas kidney allograft

Hans-Michael Hau, Nora Jahn, Maximilian Brunotte, Andri Arnosson Lederer, Elisabeth Sucher, Franz Maximilian Rasche, Daniel Seehofer, Robert Sucher

Open Access Obesity Research article

Associations of leptin and adiponectin with incident type 2 diabetes and interactions among African Americans: the Jackson heart study

Aurelian Bidulescu, Paul C. Dinh Jr, Shabir Sarwary, Emily Forsyth, Maya C. Luetke, David B. King, Jiankang Liu, Sharon K. Davis, Adolfo Correa

Open Access Diabetes Research article

Longitudinal assessment of the health-related quality of life among older people with diabetes: results of a nationwide study in New Zealand

Seyed Morteza Shamshirgaran, Christine Stephens, Fiona Alpass, Nayyereh Aminisani

Diabetes Research article

Incidence trend of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Serbia

Ciric Vojislav, Rancic Natasa, Pesic Milica, Antic Slobodan, Kocic Radivoj, Radojkovic Danijela, Radenkovic Sasa

Statins Research article

Statin prescription among patients with type 2 diabetes in Botswana: findings and implications

Julius Chacha Mwita, Brian Godman, Tonya M. Esterhuizen

Insulins Case report

Gain-of-function mutation in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNQ1 and glucose-stimulated hypoinsulinemia - case report

Jinyi Zhang, Christian R. Juhl, Louise Hylten-Cavallius, Morten Salling-Olsen, Allan Linneberg, Jens Juul Holst, Torben Hansen, Jørgen K. Kanters, Signe S. Torekov

Pituitary Adenoma Research article

Cyclooxygenase enzyme and PGE2 expression in patients with functional and non-functional pituitary adenomas

Nasrin Akbari, Mohammad Ghorbani, Vahid Salimi, Alimohammad Alimohammadi, Mohammad E. Khamseh, Hamideh Akbari, Mitra Nourbakhsh, Alireza Sheikhi, S. Fahimeh Taghavi, Masoumeh Tavakoli-Yaraki

Care Research article

Diabetic foot care: knowledge and practice

Aydin Pourkazemi, Atefeh Ghanbari, Monireh Khojamli, Heydarali Balo, Hossein Hemmati, Zakiyeh Jafaryparvar, Behrang Motamed

Open Access Hashimoto Thyroiditis Research article

Vitamin D deficiency in non-autoimmune hypothyroidism: a case-control study

Salma Ahi, Mohammad Reza Dehdar, Naser Hatami

A patient with 46,XY/47,XYY karyotype and female phenotype: a case report

Zhi-Hui Liu, Shi-Chao Zhou, Jun-Wen Du, Kun Zhang, Tao Wu

Ultrasound Research article

Elastography for the diagnosis of high-suspicion thyroid nodules based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines: a multicenter study

Li Hairu, Peng Yulan, Wang Yan, Ai Hong, Zhou Xiaodong, Yang Lichun, Yan Kun, Xiao Ying, Liu Lisha, Luo Baoming, Yong Qiang, Cong Shuzhen, Jiang Shuangquan, Fu Xin, Ma Buyun, Li Yi, Zhang Xixi, Gong Xue, Chen Haitao, Liu Wenying, Tang Ling, Lv Xiaoyu, Zhao Xinbao, Li Liang, Gan Kehong, Tian Jiawei

Open Access Metastasis Research article

Effect of metastatic site on survival in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). An analysis of SEER data from 2010 to 2014

Nikolaos A. Trikalinos, Benjamin R. Tan, Manik Amin, Jingxia Liu, Ramaswamy Govindan, Daniel Morgensztern

Obesity Research article

Changes in plasma aldosterone level after weight loss by bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients

Preaw Suwannasrisuk, Patchaya Boonchaya-anant, Natnicha Houngngam, Suthep Udomsawaengsup, Sarat Sunthornyothin

Open Access Myasthenia Gravis Case report

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 and autoimmune hepatitis with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: case report

Hidefumi Inaba, Hiroyuki Ariyasu, Hiroshi Iwakura, Chiaki Kurimoto, Yoko Ueda, Shinsuke Uraki, Ken Takeshima, Yasushi Furukawa, Shuhei Morita, Yoshiaki Nakayama, Takuya Ohashi, Hidefumi Ito, Yoshiharu Nishimura, Takashi Akamizu

Diabetes Research article

Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Yeshamble Work, Yared Asmare Aynalem

Open Access Panhypopituitarism Case report

Growth hormone deficiency with late-onset hypothalamic hypoadrenocorticism associated with respiratory and renal dysfunction: a case report

Nami Kojima, Nobuyuki Koriyama, Akinori Tokito, Kazuma Ogiso, Koshi Kusumoto, Satoshi Kubo, Yoshihiko Nishio

Open Access Hyperparathyroidism Case report

Case report of a cystic parathyroidal adenoma with rapid growth induced by cinacalcet

Christoph Werner, Amelie Lupp, Gabriele Mtuka-Pardon, Christof Kloos, Gunter Wolf, René Aschenbach, Anika Biermann, Martin Freesmeyer, Philipp Seifert

Bisphosphonate Research article

Endocrine disorders after heart transplantation: national cohort study

Matej Rakusa, Bojan Vrtovec, Gregor Poglajen, Andrej Janez, Mojca Jensterle

Open Access Turner's Syndrome Research article

Ten years with biosimilar rhGH in clinical practice in Sweden – experience from the prospective PATRO children and adult studies

Elena Lundberg, Berit Kriström, Hichem Zouater, Anna Deleskog, Charlotte Höybye

Hypertension Research article

Development of a clinical decision tool to reduce diagnostic testing for primary aldosteronism in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension

Monique E. A. M. van Kleef, Frank L. J. Visseren, Jan Westerink, Michiel L. Bots, Peter J. Blankestijn, Yolanda van der Graaf, Wilko Spiering

Acromegaly Research article

Efficacy and safety of lanreotide autogel compared with lanreotide 40 mg prolonged release in Chinese patients with active acromegaly: results from a phase 3, prospective, randomized, and open-label study (LANTERN)

Zhenmei An, Ting Lei, Lian Duan, Pei Hu, Zhongping Gou, Lihui Zhang, Lucie Durand-Gasselin, Nan Wang, Yan Wang, Feng Gu, Z. M. An, Z. P. Gou, J. W. Li, H. W. Tan, Q. Peng, L. B. Liang, Y. J. Li, P. Feng, L. Zheng, T. Lei, H. Q. Zhang, C. X. Li, C. Gan, Y. Xu, F. Gu, P. Hu, L. Duan, X. Chen, J. Li, W. G. Zhu, L. H. Zhang, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, J. Li, Y. B. Li, H. J. Wang, Z. G. Mao, Z. H. Liao, Z. Y. Chen, Y. Mao, S. Q. Li, Y. Zhao, M. Shen, Nanjing T. Yang, X. Q. Zheng, Z. X. Wang, R. Gu, Guiyang L. X. Shi, M. Zhang, B. H. Xiao, J. M. Hou, J. P. Wen, Y. Lin, X. H. Lan, W. Lin, J. X. Liang, M. Zhu, H. W. Jia, J. Cui, F. A. Li

Influence of KISS1 gene polymorphisms on the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome and its associated variables, in Saudi women

Maha H. Daghestani, Mazin H. Daghestani, Mamoon Daghistani, Khushboo Ambreen, Fadwa S. Albalawi, Lina M. AlNeghery, Arjumand S. Warsy

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

A case of insulin-like growth factor 2-producing gastrointestinal stromal tumor with severe hypoglycemia

Haruka Yamasaki, Ayako Itawaki, Miwa Morita, Hitomi Miyake, Masahiro Yamamoto, Hiroki Sonoyama, Sayuri Tanaka, Masakazu Notsu, Mika Yamauchi, Yusuke Fujii, Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Izumi Fukuda, Shunji Ishihara, Keizo Kanasaki

Open Access Echocardiography Research article

Manifestations of left ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmia in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism: a preliminary study

Yabing Wang, Kun He, Ou Wang, Xue Lin, Sixing Chen, Yan Jiang, Mei Li, Weibo Xia, Xiaoping Xing

Prediabetes Research article

Plasma adiponectin, visfatin, leptin, and resistin levels and the onset of colonic polyps in patients with prediabetes

Lili Deng, Xiaotong Zhao, Mingwei Chen, Hua Ji, Qunhui Zhang, Ruofei Chen, Yalei Wang

Dyslipidemia Research article

Association of vitamin D2 and D3 with type 2 diabetes complications

Lina H. M. Ahmed, Alexandra E. Butler, Soha R. Dargham, Aishah Latif, Amal Robay, Omar M. Chidiac, Amin Jayyousi, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Ronald G. Crystal, Stephen L. Atkin, Charbel Abi Khalil

Insulins Research article

Serum Fetuin-A levels are increased and associated with insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Sha Liu, Wenjing Hu, Yirui He, Ling Li, Hua Liu, Lin Gao, Gangyi Yang, Xin Liao

Pituitary Adenoma Research article

Predictors of dopamine agonist resistance in prolactinoma patients

Elle Vermeulen, Jean D’Haens, Tadeusz Stadnik, David Unuane, Kurt Barbe, Vera Van Velthoven, Sven Gläsker

Open Access Obesity Research article

Diet-derived nutrient patterns and components of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional community- based study

Mahdi Vajdi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Leila Nikniaz

Open Access Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Research article

Effect of lifestyle modifications on anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical parameters in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Somayeh Abdolahian, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Mina Amiri, Delaram Ghodsi, Razieh Bidhendi Yarandi, Mahdi Jafari, Hamid Alavi Majd, Fatemeh Nahidi

Open Access Central Diabetes Insipidus Case report

Report: central diabetes insipidus and schwannoma in a male with X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia

Boo Kyeong Seo, Seul Ah. Jeong, Jae Young Cho, Ji Sook Park, Ji-Hyun Seo, Eun Sil Park, Jae-Young Lim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn

Obesity Research article

Hepatic steatosis is associated with abnormal hepatic enzymes, visceral adiposity, altered myocardial glucose uptake measured by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Lijun Hu, Xiaoliang Shao, Chun Qiu, Xiaonan Shao, Xiaosong Wang, Rong Niu, Yuetao Wang

Hyperthyroidism Research article

Predictors of euthyreosis in hyperthyroid patients treated with radioiodine 131I−: a retrospective study

Albert Stachura, Tomasz Gryn, Bernadetta Kałuża, Tadeusz Budlewski, Edward Franek

Obesity Research article

Large mid-upper arm circumference is associated with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly individuals: a community-based study

Jie Shi, Zhen Yang, Yixin Niu, Weiwei Zhang, Xiaoyong Li, Hongmei Zhang, Ning Lin, Hongxia Gu, Jie Wen, Guang Ning, Li Qin, Qing Su

Insulins Research article

Association between serum vitamin D and uric acid in the eastern Chinese population: a population-based cross-sectional study

Yingchao Chen, Jing Cheng, Yi Chen, Ningjian Wang, Fangzhen Xia, Chi Chen, Bing Han, Yingli Lu

Open Access Compartment Syndrome Case report

Compartment syndrome of the leg after thyroid hormone withdrawal; two cases and a systematic review of the literature

Nicole M. van Veelen, Stefan Fischli, Frank J.P. Beeres, Timo Eisenhut, Reto Babst, Christoph Henzen, Björn-Christian Link

Open Access Correction

Correction to: High normal TSH is associated with lower mannan-binding lectin in women of childbearing age

Malgorzata Karbownik-Lewinska, Jan Stepniak, Magdalena Marcinkowska, Adrian Krygier, Andrzej Lewinski

Breast Cancer Research article

Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of cancer incidence and cancer mortality: a systematic review

Juan Gómez-Izquierdo, Kristian B. Filion, Jean-Franҫois Boivin, Laurent Azoulay, Michael Pollak, Oriana Hoi Yun Yu

Insulins Research article

Evaluation of risk factors for insulin resistance: a cross sectional study among employees at a private university in Lebanon

Myriam Fahed, Maya G. Abou Jaoudeh, Samar Merhi, Jocelyne Matar Bou Mosleh, Rachelle Ghadieh, Sibelle Al Hayek, Jessy E. El Hayek Fares

Open Access Insulins Research article

Comparison of indirect markers of insulin resistance in adult patients with Double Diabetes

Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, Raúl Ibarra-Salce, Joshua Rodríguez-Malacara, Mario Antonio Molina-Ayala

Open Access Diabetic Education Research article

Diabetes conversation map - a novel tool for diabetes management self-efficacy among type 2 diabetes patients in Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial

Rubina Qasim, Sarfaraz Masih, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Hakim shah, Abdul Manan, Yousaf Shah, Muhammad Yaqoob, Abida Razzaq, Ajmal Khan, Atiya Rahman Khan Rohilla

Open Access Peripheral Arterial Disease Research article

Changing the patterns of hospitalized diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) over a 5-year period in a multi-disciplinary setting in Thailand

Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Jeeraphan Sripatpong, Sirinate Krittiyawong, Sriurai Porramatikul, Taweesak Srikummoon, Somkiet Mahaudomporn, Siriwan Butadej, Soontaree Nakasatien, Thep Himathongkam

Open Access Endocrine Cancer Case report

Expression of unfolded protein response markers in the pheochromocytoma with Waardenburg syndrome: a case report

Shuhei Morita, Ken Takeshima, Hiroyuki Ariyasu, Yasushi Furukawa, Shohei Kishimoto, Tomoya Tsuji, Shinsuke Uraki, Hiroyuki Mishima, Akira Kinoshita, Yuichi Takahashi, Hidefumi Inaba, Hiroshi Iwakura, Hiroto Furuta, Masahiro Nishi, Asako Doi, Shin-ichi Murata, Koh-ichiro Yoshiura, Takashi Akamizu

Obesity Research article

Relationships between menstrual status and obesity phenotypes in women: a cross-sectional study in northern China

Xueyu Chen, Hui Xi, Long Ji, Weihua Liu, Fengxue Shi, Yanru Chen, Xiaohui Wang, Wenran Zhang, Xinxia Sui, Xiaojun Wang, Haitao Zhang, Huamin Liu, Dong Li

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Study protocol

Fasting in diabetes treatment (FIT) trial: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, assessor-blinded intervention trial on the effects of intermittent use of a fasting-mimicking diet in patients with type 2 diabetes

Elske L. van den Burg, Marjolein P. Schoonakker, Petra G. van Peet, M. Elske. van den Akker-van Marle, Ko Willems van Dijk, Valter D. Longo, Hildo J. Lamb, Mattijs E. Numans, Hanno Pijl

Open Access Research article

“I had no other choice but to catch it too”: the roles of family history and experiences with diabetes in illness representations

Amy T. Cunningham, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Amanda M. B. Doty, Geoffrey Mills, Marianna LaNoue, Brendan G. Carr, Judd E. Hollander, Kristin L. Rising

Open Access Hypoglycemia Research article

Association between sleep disorder and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Ryosuke Sakai, Kenichiro Ikeda, Michiaki Fukui

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Research article

Neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio is positively associated with subclinical diabetic cardiomyopathy

Xiaoli Huang, Zihan Qin, Min Xu, Feifei Zhang, Xiaohong Jiang, Fei Hua, Lichan Tao

Open Access Testosterone Research article

Role of anti-Müllerian hormone and testosterone in follicular growth: a cross-sectional study

Ping-Ping Lv, Min Jin, Jin-Peng Rao, Jian Chen, Li-Quan Wang, Chang-Chang Huang, Song-Qing Yang, Qiu-Ping Yao, Lei Feng, Jin-Ming Shen, Chun Feng

Open Access Albuminuria Research article

The association of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

Shizhe Guo, Meng Wang, Yifei Yu, Yeping Yang, Fangfang Zeng, Fei Sun, Qin Li, Min He, Yiming Li, Jie Wen, Wei Gong, Zhaoyun Zhang

Pravastatin Study protocol

A clinical trial to evaluate the effect of statin use on lowering aldosterone levels

Ezra S. Hornik, Anne E. Altman-Merino, Andrew W. Koefoed, Kayla M. Meyer, Isabella B. Stone, Jessica A. Green, Gordon H. Williams, Gail K. Adler, Jonathan S. Williams

Open Access Diabetic Retinopathy Research article

Associations between alcohol intake and diabetic retinopathy risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chen Chen, Zhaojun Sun, Weigang Xu, Jun Tan, Dan Li, Yiting Wu, Ting Zheng, Derong Peng

Hyperglycemia Research article

Analysis of long non-coding RNA expression profiles in high-glucose treated vascular endothelial cells

Erqin Xu, Xiaolei Hu, Xiaoli Li, Guoxi Jin, Langen Zhuang, Qiong Wang, Xiaoyan Pei

Open Access Diabetes Research article

Leu72Met polymorphism of GHRL gene decreases susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Mexican population

Edgar Alfonso Rivera-León, Mara Anaís Llamas-Covarrubias, Sergio Sánchez-Enríquez, Erika Martínez-López, Mercedes González-Hita, Iris Monserrat Llamas-Covarrubias

Open Access Research article

Association of total bilirubin and indirect bilirubin content with metabolic syndrome among Kazakhs in Xinjiang

Hao Hao, Heng Guo, Ru-lin Ma, Yi-zhong Yan, Yun-hua Hu, Jiao-long Ma, Xiang-hui Zhang, Xin-ping Wang, Kui Wang, La-ti Mu, Yan-peng Song, Jing-yu Zhang, Jia He, Shu-xia Guo

Open Access Research article

Marital status, an independent predictor for survival of gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm patients: a SEER database analysis

Yu-Jie Zhou, Xiao-Fan Lu, Kenneth I. Zheng, Qi-Wen Wang, Jin-Nan Chen, Qing-Wei Zhang, Fang-Rong Yan, Xiao-Bo Li

Diabetic Nephropathy Research article

Relationship between pulmonary function and albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients with preserved renal function

Yun-Yun He, Zhe Chen, Xiang-Yang Fang, Jing Chang, Yong Lu, Xiao-Juan Wang

Open Access Insulins Research article

Triglyceride–glucose index (TyG index) is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study

Takuro Okamura, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, Akihiro Obora, Takao Kojima, Michiaki Fukui

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Is primary aldosteronism a potential risk factor for aortic dissection? A case report and literature review

Ying Zhang, Fang Luo, Peng Fan, Xu Meng, Kunqi Yang, Xianliang Zhou

Unusual ectopic ACTH syndrome in a patient with orbital neuroendocrine tumor, resulted false-positive outcome of BIPSS:a case report

Huiwen Tan, Dawei Chen, Yerong Yu, Kai Yu, Weiming He, Bowen Cai, Su Jiang, Ying Tang, Nanwei Tong, Zhenmei An

Joint Pain Research article

Patient reported outcome data from acromegaly patients treated with injectable somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) in routine clinical practice

Eliza B. Geer, Jill Sisco, Daphne T. Adelman, William H. Ludlam, Asi Haviv, Shuqian Liu, Susan D. Mathias, Dana Gelbaum, Lizheng Shi

Insulins Research article

Relationship between hemoglobin and insulin-like growth factor-1 in children and adolescents with idiopathic short stature

Qianqian Zhao, Mei Zhang, Baolan Ji, Yuntian Chu, Hui Pan, Wenhua Yan, Bo Ban

Open Access Hashimoto Thyroiditis Case report

Basedow’s disease with associated features of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis based on histopathological findings

Megumi Horiya, Takatoshi Anno, Fumiko Kawasaki, Yuichiro Iwamoto, Shintaro Irie, Yasumasa Monobe, Koichi Tomoda, Kohei Kaku, Shuhei Nakanishi, Hideaki Kaneto

Diabetes Research article

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and the risk of the type 1 diabetes: a meta-regression and updated meta-analysis

Na Zhai, Ramtin Bidares, Masoud Hassanzadeh Makoui, Saeed Aslani, Payam Mohammadi, Bahman Razi, Danyal Imani, Mohammad Yazdchi, Haleh Mikaeili

Open Access Type 1 Diabetes Research article

Evaluation of the role of B7-H3 haplotype in association with impaired B7-H3 expression and protection against type 1 diabetes in Chinese Han population

Sisi Ding, Yimei Shan, Lili Sun, Sicheng Li, Rong Jiang, Xin Chang, Ziyi Huang, Jing Sun, Cuiping Liu, Chen Fang, Xueguang Zhang

Open Access Obesity Research article

Echography analysis of musculoskeletal, heart and liver alterations associated with endothelial dysfunction in obese rats

Alejandra Martínez Coria, Norma Angélica Estrada-Cruz, María Inés Pérez Ordoñez, Daniel H. Montes-Cortes, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar

Acromegaly Research article

Combined therapy of somatostatin analogues with pegvisomant for the treatment of acromegaly: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

Lingyun Ma, Daohuang Luo, Ting Yang, Songtao Wu, Min Li, Chaoyang Chen, Shuang Zhou, Lingyue Ma, Ye Wu, Ying Zhou, Yimin Cui

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Case report

A rare case of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus accompanied by both acute pancreatitis and myocarditis - case report

Fujiko Egashira, Midori Kawashima, Ai Morikawa, Minami Kosuda, Hisamitsu Ishihara, Kentaro Watanabe

Open Access Diabetic Foot Research article

Risk assessment for foot ulcers among Tunisian subjects with diabetes: a cross sectional outpatient study

B. Zantour, S. Bouchareb, Z. El Ati, F. Boubaker, W. Alaya, W. Kossomtini, M. H. Sfar

Care Research article

Influence of social determinants, diabetes knowledge, health behaviors, and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: an analysis from real-world evidence

Rubén Silva-Tinoco, Teresa Cuatecontzi-Xochitiotzi, Viridiana De la Torre-Saldaña, Enrique León-García, Javier Serna-Alvarado, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Juan G. Gay, David Cantú-de-León, Diddier Prada

Open Access Moxonidine Research article

Does moxonidine reduce Achilles tendon or musculoskeletal pain in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome? A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Jacob Jewson, Elisabeth Lambert, Carolina Sari, Eveline Jona, Soulmaz Shorakae, Gavin Lambert, Jamie Gaida

Open Access Thyroid Sonography Case report

New-onset graves’ disease after the initiation of nivolumab therapy for gastric cancer: a case report

Hiroshi Yamada, Fumitaka Okajima, Takeshi Onda, Shunji Fujimori, Naoya Emoto, Hitoshi Sugihara

Open Access Septicemia Research article

Predictors of intra-hospital mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Nigeria: data from the MEDFUN study

Olufunmilayo O. Adeleye, Ejiofor T. Ugwu, Ibrahim D. Gezawa, Innocent Okpe, Ignatius Ezeani, Marcelina Enamino

Open Access Ketoacidosis Research article

Determinants of deranged thyroid function parameters in children admitted for management of diabetic ketoacidosis/diabetic ketosis

Peng Shao, Shujuan Guo, Guimei Li, Daogang Qin, Sen Li, Ying Luan

Open Access Insomnia Research article

The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, pilot RCT part II: diabetes health outcomes

Mohammed M. Alshehri, Shaima A. Alothman, Aqeel M. Alenazi, Jason L. Rucker, Milind A. Phadnis, John M. Miles, Catherine F. Siengsukon, Patricia M. Kluding

Open Access Care Study protocol

A virtual clinic for the management of diabetes-type 1: study protocol for a randomised wait-list controlled clinical trial

Elisabet Nerpin, Eva Toft, Johan Fischier, Anna Lindholm-Olinder, Janeth Leksell

Open Access Prolactinoma Research article

Inhibiting MAPK14 showed anti-prolactinoma effect

Qiao-yan Ding, Yu Zhang, Li Ma, Yong-gang Chen, Jin-hu Wu, Hong-feng Zhang, Xiong Wang

Open Access Obesity Research article

Effect of metformin in addition to an antenatal diet and lifestyle intervention on fetal growth and adiposity: the GRoW randomised trial

Amanda J. Poprzeczny, Jennie Louise, Andrea R. Deussen, Jodie M. Dodd

Open Access Research article

Patients with pheochromocytoma exhibit low aldosterone renin ratio-preliminary reports

Tomoko Yamada, Hidenori Fukuoka, Yusei Hosokawa, Yukiko Odake, Kenichi Yoshida, Ryusaku Matsumoto, Hironori Bando, Yuko Okada, Yushi Hirota, Genzo Iguchi, Wataru Ogawa, Yutaka Takahashi

Open Access Hyperparathyroidism Research article

Identification of independent factors affecting bone mineral density after successful parathyroidectomy for symptomatic hyperparathyroidism

Shuai Lu, Maoqi Gong, Yejun Zha, Aimin Cui, Chen Chen, Weitong Sun, Kehan Hua, Wei Tian, Xieyuan Jiang

Open Access Research article

Clinical presentation, evaluation and case management of primary empty sella syndrome: a retrospective analysis of 10-year single-center patient data

Aishah A. Ekhzaimy, Muhammad Mujammami, Shabana Tharkar, Manahel A. Alansary, Daad Al Otaibi

Open Access Obesity Research article

Association between circulating microRNAs 486, 146b and 15b and serum betatrophin levels in obese; type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic children

Khalid M. Mohany, Osamah Al rugaie, Osama Al-wutayd, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Tahia H. Saleem

Open Access Insulins Research article

Long-term preoperative glycemic control restored the perioperative neutrophilic phagocytosis activity in diabetic mice

Daichi Fujimoto, Yuki Nomura, Moritoki Egi, Norihiko Obata, Satoshi Mizobuchi

Obesity Research article

Obesity epidemic in urban Tanzania: a public health calamity in an already overwhelmed and fragmented health system

Pedro Pallangyo, Zabella S. Mkojera, Naairah R. Hemed, Happiness J. Swai, Nsajigwa Misidai, Lucy Mgopa, Smita Bhalia, Jalack Millinga, Theophil L. Mushi, Lucia Kabeya, Aisha Omar, Alice Kaijage, Rydiness Mulashani, Silvia Mosha, Faustina Mwapinga, Mohamed Janabi

Open Access Liposarcoma Case report

Extraordinarily long-inactive solitary fibrous tumor transformed to produce big insulin-like growth factor-2, leading to hypoglycemia and rapid liposarcoma growth: a case report

Keizo Kaneko, Shojiro Sawada, Chihiro Satake, Keiichi Kondo, Tomohito Izumi, Mamiko Tanaka, Junta Imai, Tetsuya Yamada, Hiroki Katsushima, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Hideki Katagiri

Open Access Gestational Diabetes Research article

Assessment of the simultaneous effect of hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity with gestational diabetes on the incidence of type 2 diabetes

Maryam Zahedi, Elham Kazemian, Fahimeh Ramezani-Tehrani, Maryam Tohidi, Fereidoun Azizi, Davood Khalili, Maryam Rahmati, Atieh Amouzegar

Obesity Research article

Piperine ameliorates insulin resistance via inhibiting metabolic inflammation in monosodium glutamate-treated obese mice

Chaolong Liu, Yanting Yuan, Ji Zhou, Ruixin Hu, Lixia Ji, Guohui Jiang

Open Access Microalbuminuria Research article

Association of microalbuminuria with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Muntakim Mahmud Saadi, Manindra Nath Roy, Rubena Haque, Farida Akhter Tania, Shakil Mahmood, Nurshad Ali

Open Access Glucocorticoid Research article

The contribution of serum cortisone and glucocorticoid metabolites to detrimental bone health in patients receiving hydrocortisone therapy

Rosemary Dineen, Lucy-Ann Behan, Grainne Kelleher, Mark J. Hannon, Jennifer J. Brady, Bairbre Rogers, Brian G. Keevil, William Tormey, Diarmuid Smith, Christopher J. Thompson, Malachi J. McKenna, Wiebke Arlt, Paul M. Stewart, Amar Agha, Mark Sherlock

Open Access Dyspnea Case report

Extremely high-dose insulin requirement in a diabetic patient with COVID-19: a case report

François R. Jornayvaz, Benjamin Assouline, Jérôme Pugin, Karim Gariani

Open Access Arterial Occlusive Disease Research article

Association of plasma free fatty acids levels with the presence and severity of coronary and carotid atherosclerotic plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ming-Hua Zhang, Ye-Xuan Cao, Li-Guo Wu, Na Guo, Bing-Jie Hou, Li-Jing Sun, Yuan-Lin Guo, Na-Qiong Wu, Qian Dong, Jian-Jun Li

Open Access Care Research article

Effect of a telemedicine intervention for diabetes-related foot ulcers on health, well-being and quality of life: secondary outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial (DiaFOTo)

Marjolein M. Iversen, Jannicke Igland, Hilde Smith-Strøm, Truls Østbye, Grethe S. Tell, Svein Skeie, John G. Cooper, Mark Peyrot, Marit Graue

Macroalbuminuria Research article

Neutrophil count as a reliable marker for diabetic kidney disease in autoimmune diabetes

Yao Yu, Qiuqiu Lin, Dewei Ye, Yanfei Wang, Binbin He, Yanhua Li, Gan Huang, Zhiguang Zhou, Yang Xiao

Dyslipidemia Research article

Association between a novel dietary lipophilic index (LI) with metabolic phenotypes in a community-based study in Tabriz- Iran

Nika Soltani, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Leila Nikniaz, Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad

Isoniazid Case report

Isoniazid-induced gynaecomastia: report of a paediatric case and review of literature

Sarah Wing Yiu Poon, Ka Ka Siu, Anita Man Ching Tsang

Dyslipidemia Research article

Vitamin D3 metabolite ratio as an indicator of vitamin D status and its association with diabetes complications

Lina H. M. Ahmed, Alexandra E. Butler, Soha R. Dargham, Aishah Latif, Omar M. Chidiac, Stephen L. Atkin, Charbel Abi Khalil

Open Access Vitamin D Deficiency Research article

Stereological assessment of the effects of vitamin D deficiency on the rat testis

Ali Zamani, Forough Saki, Neda Hatami, Farhad Koohpeyma

Lymphoma Case report

Nasopharyngeal B-cell lymphoma with pan-hypopituitarism and oculomotor nerve palsy: a case report and review of the literature

Maryam Zahedi, Reyhane Hizomi Arani, Maryam Tohidi, Shirin Haghighi, Masoud Mehrpour, Farzad Hadaegh

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Fasting in diabetes treatment (FIT) trial: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, assessor-blinded intervention trial on the effects of intermittent use of a fasting-mimicking diet in patients with type 2 diabetes

Elske L. van den Burg, Marjolein P. Schoonakker, Petra G. van Peet, M. Elske. van den Akker-van Marle, Ko Willems van Dijk, Valter D. Longo, Hildo J. Lamb, Mattijs E. Numans, Hanno Pijl

Open Access Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Research article

Molecular diagnosis of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Tania Mayvel Espinosa Reyes, Teresa Collazo Mesa, Paulina Arasely Lantigua Cruz, Adriana Agramonte Machado, Emma Domínguez Alonso, Henrik Falhammar

Open Access Obesity Research article

Hair cortisol-a method to detect chronic cortisol levels in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

Hasanain Hamid Shukur, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Charlotte Höybye

Open Access Research article

High intensity interval training exercise-induced physiological changes and their potential influence on metabolic syndrome clinical biomarkers: a meta-analysis

I. Serrablo-Torrejon, A. Lopez-Valenciano, M. Ayuso, E. Horton, X. Mayo, G. Medina-Gomez, G. Liguori, A. Jimenez

Insulins Research article

Impact of malnutrition on systemic immune and metabolic profiles in type 2 diabetes

Anuradha Rajamanickam, Saravanan Munisankar, Chandra Kumar Dolla, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Subash Babu

Open Access Research article

Prediction of metabolic syndrome based on sleep and work-related risk factors using an artificial neural network

Meysam Eyvazlou, Mahdi Hosseinpouri, Hamidreza Mokarami, Vahid Gharibi, Mehdi Jahangiri, Rosanna Cousins, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Abdullah Barkhordari

Open Access Insulins Research article

Circulating soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products and other factors in type 2 diabetes patients with colorectal cancer

Xiaohai Zhou, Ning Lin, Mingjie Zhang, Xiaoling Wang, Ye An, Qing Su, Peng Du, Bo Li, Hanbei Chen

Open Access Obesity Research article

Association of adipocytokines with lipid and glycemic profiles in women with normal weight obesity

Ehsaneh Taheri, Saeed Hosseini, Mostafa Qorbani, Parvin Mirmiran

Open Access Cushing's Syndrome Research article

Steroid metabolites for diagnosing and predicting clinicopathological features in cortisol-producing adrenocortical carcinoma

Sawako Suzuki, Tomoki Minamidate, Akina Shiga, Yutarou Ruike, Kazuki Ishiwata, Kumiko Naito, Akiko Ishida, Hanna Deguchi, Masanori Fujimoto, Hisashi Koide, Ichiro Tatsuno, Jun-ichiro Ikeda, Yuto Yamazaki, Hironobu Sasano, Koutaro Yokote

Diabetes Research article

Metabolite biomarkers of type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jianglan Long, Zhirui Yang, Long Wang, Yumei Han, Cheng Peng, Can Yan, Dan Yan

Open Access Obesity Research article

High body fat percentage is associated with primary aldosteronism: a cross-sectional study

Worapaka Manosroi, Pichitchai Atthakomol

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Case report

A case report of thyroid-associated Orbitopathy with elevated TPO antibodies

Radwan El Othman, Christelle Ephrem, Elsie Touma, Souheil Hallit, Rola El Othman

Diuretics Research article

Effect of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on aldosterone-to-renin ratio in diabetic patients with hypertension: a retrospective observational study

Toshitaka Sawamura, Shigehiro Karashima, Satoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Nambo, Eiko Shimizu, Takuya Higashitani, Daisuke Aono, Azusa Ohbatake, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masashi Demura, Kenji Furukawa, Yoshiyu Takeda, Takashi Yoneda

Open Access Diabetic Foot Research article

Angiopoietin-like 2 is a potential biomarker for diabetic foot patients

Yan Wang, Zhaohui Zheng, Yuxian Yang, Jianan Lang, Ning Zhang, Longyan Yang, Dong Zhao

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research article

Lipid accumulation product (LAP) was independently associated with obstructive sleep apnea in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Lianqin Dong, Mingzhu Lin, Wengui Wang, Danyan Ma, Yun Chen, Weijuan Su, Zheng Chen, Shunhua Wang, Xuejun Li, Zhibin Li, Changqin Liu

Open Access Malnutrition Research article

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus in rural Rwanda: time to contextualize the interventions? A cross-sectional study

Charlotte M. Bavuma, Sanctus Musafiri, Pierre-Claver Rutayisire, Loise M. Ng’ang’a, Ruth McQuillan, Sarah H. Wild

Open Access Obesity Research article

The association between dietary diversity score and general and abdominal obesity in Iranian children and adolescents

Sahar Golpour-Hamedani, Nahid Rafie, Makan Pourmasoumi, Parvane Saneei, Sayyed Morteza Safavi

Open Access Insulins Research article

Clinical profiles, outcomes and risk factors among type 2 diabetic inpatients with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state: a hospital-based analysis over a 6-year period

Xiao-yan Wu, Dun-min She, Fang Wang, Gang Guo, Ran Li, Ping Fang, Ling Li, Yun Zhou, Ke-qin Zhang, Ying Xue

Open Access Hyperthyroidism Case report

Unusual onset of thyroid associated orbitopathy during pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Janos K. Aranyosi, Tamas Deli, Annamaria Erdei, Geza Toth, Attila Jakab, Mariann Fodor, Endre V. Nagy, Bernadett Ujhelyi

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.