Abstract Objective: To investigate the association of copeptin levels in the postpartum period with previous gestational diabetes mellitus, as well as its cardiometabolic phenotypes and biomarkers. Methods: In this cross-sectional analysis, women followed at a specialized gestational diabetes mellitus outpatient clinic were studied. Eligibility criteria included age ≥ 18 years and body mass index > 25 kg/m2. Participants were divided into two groups: those with (n = 42) and without gestational diabetes mellitus (n = 43). In the postpartum period […]

Objective There is a growing body of data supporting the association between diabetes and microcirculatory disfunction. We aimed to study e-selectin levels, and their associations with serum markers of inflammation and arterial stiffness in prediabetes and newly diagnosed diabetes patients in this study. Subjects and methods Sixty patients (25 females) with a newly established elevated fasting serum glucose [20 impaired fasting glucose (IFG), 20 impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), 20 newly diagnosed diabetes (T2DM)] and 17 healthy controls (13 females) were […]

Objective To evaluate circulating E-selectin levels in patients with nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFA) in relation to insulin resistance and early atherosclerosis. Subjects and methods A total of 40 patients with NFA (mean [SD] age: 55.6 [10.7] years; 70% were females) and 35 controls (mean [SD] age: 51.5 [8.1] years; 71.4% were females) selected from age-, gender- and body mass index (BMI)- matched healthy subjects were enrolled. Serum hsCRP, lipid profile, insulin levels and the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance […]