Components of metabolic syndrome in relation to plasma levels of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) in a cohort of people aged 65 years and older.

M Majerczyk Piotr Kocelak Piotr Choreza H Arabzada Aleksander Jerzy OwczarekM Bożentowicz-WikarekA BrzozowskaAleksandra Szybalska Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka Tomasz Grodzicki A Więcek Magdalena Olszanecka-Gilianowicz Jerzy Chudek

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2018)

In Caucasians 65 years and older, RBP4 serum levels are associated with a number of components of MS, independent of sex and kidney function. Hypertriglyceridemia as a component of MS is most significantly related to RBP4 concentration.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
mass spectrometry
binding protein
community dwelling
multiple sclerosis
ms ms
middle aged
physical activity
insulin resistance
type diabetes
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
drug induced