Plasma Levels of Leptin and Risk of Future Incident Venous Thromboembolism.

Tobias FrischmuthKristian HindbergPål AukrustThor UelandSigrid K BrækkanJohn-Bjarne HansenVânia M Morelli

Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis (2021)

Our results indicate that the apparent association between plasma leptin levels and VTE risk is confounded by BMI and that leptin is not a relevant mediator for VTE risk in obesity.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight gain
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
weight loss
body mass index
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography