Serum Osteoprotegerin Is a Potential Biomarker of Insulin Resistance in Chinese Postmenopausal Women with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: International Journal of Endocrinology Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Liu, Jia, Wei, Meilin, Yang, Min, Duan, Peng, Tu, Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2017; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Atherosclerosis; Biomarkers; Body fat; Body mass index; Calcification; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Complications and side effects; Creatinine; Development and progression; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Endocrinology; Genetic aspects; Glucose; Homeostasis; Insulin resistance; Metabolism; Physiological aspects; Plasma; Postmenopausal women; Prediabetic state; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Studies; Type 2 diabetes; Variables; Womens health; China; United States > US; Japan

The aim of this study is to investigate the circulating OPG levels in postmenopausal women with diabetes and prediabetes and explore the relationships between serum OPG and insulin resistance. A total of 271 unrelated Chinese postmenopausal women were recruited in this study. The subjects were divid...