Association of the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio with metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population

Association of the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio with metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population

Abstract Background Worldwide there is an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome mainly due to life-style modifications, and Africans are not saved of this situation. Many markers have been studied to predict the risk of this syndrome but the most used are leptin and adiponectin. Data on these m...

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Main Authors: Clarisse Noël A. Ayina, Francky Teddy A. Endomba, Samuel Honoré Mandengue, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap, Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Philippe Boudou, Jean-François Gautier, Jean Claude Mbanya, Eugene Sobngwi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Adiponectin
Leptin
Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio
Metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0265-6

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