Adiponectin: An Indicator for Metabolic Syndrome

• Main Authors: Somaye YOSAEE (Author), Mahmoud KHODADOST (Author), Alireza ESTEGHAMATI (Author), John R. SPEAKMAN (Author), Kurosh DJAFARIAN (Author), Vida BITARAFAN (Author), Farzad SHIDFAR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors, consider as a manifestation of obesity. However, a proportion of obese patients do not develop MetS. The aim of our study was to determine whether concentration of plasma adiponectin and leptin differ between metabolic...