Serum Adiponectin and Leptin Among Ghanaian Migrants in Amsterdam and Their Compatriots in Rural and Urban Ghana: The RODAM Study.

Yaw A Kusi-MensahCharles Hayfron-BenjaminSean ChettyEva L van der LindenKarlijn Ac MeeksErik BeuneFrederick Anokye-DansoRexford S AhimaBert-Jan van den BornCharles Agyemang

Published in: Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes (2023)

Urbanization is associated with serum adiponectin and leptin levels after adjusting for confounding covariates in sub-Saharan Africans. These findings serve as a backdrop for further research on the role adipokines play in CMD epidemiology among Africans.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
south africa
risk factors
type diabetes
adipose tissue