objective: vitamin d appears to be involved in regulation of glycemic and inflammatory responses in gestational diabetes. the purpose of this study was to compare the serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin d (25(oh)d), inflammatory biomarkers and glycemic profile between gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) and normal glucose tolerance (ngt) pregnant women. materials and methods: in this cross-sectio...

BACKGROUND The major adverse consequences of obesity are associated with the development of insulin resistance (IR) and adiposopathy. The Homeostasis Model Assessment-Adiponectin (HOMA-AD) was proposed as a modified version of the HOMA1-IR, which incorporates adiponectin in the denominator of the index. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performance of the HOMA-AD index compared with the HOMA1-IR ind...

BACKGROUND Though insulin resistance (IR) is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), there is no agreement as to what surrogate method of assessment of IR is most reliable. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 478 women with PCOS, we compared methods based on fasting insulin and either fasting glucose (HOMA-IR and QUICKI) or triglycerides (McAuley Index) with IR indices derived from glucose and insuli...

OBJECTIVES The goal was to clarify if insulin resistance (IR) would predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) independent of the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). BACKGROUND Although the cause of MetSyn is not well defined, IR has been proposed to be an important cause. Only a small number of population-based studies have sought to clarify if IR predicts CVD independent of MetSyn. METHODS This was a ...

Objectives: To investigate the role of insulin resistance (IR) and insulin plasma levels (IRI) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: We recruited the following patients: 125 with HCC, 128 with liver cirrhosis (LC) and 133 with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). IR was assessed by the HOMA-IR method. To define IR and hyperinsulinemia we selected as a c...

Increased adiposity and unhealthy lifestyle augment the risk for type 2 diabetes in children with familial predisposition. Insulin resistance (IR) is an excellent clinical marker for identifying children at high risk for type 2 diabetes. This study was conducted to investigate parental, physiological, behavioral and socio-economic factors related to IR in Korean children. This study is a cross-...