Profiling the Oral Microbiome and Plasma Biochemistry of Obese Hyperglycemic Subjects in Qatar

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 12; p. 645
• Main Authors: Sohail, Muhammad U., Elrayess, Mohamed A., Al Thani, Asma A., Al-Asmakh, Maha, Yassine, Hadi M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03.12.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: 17β-Estradiol; Bacteroidetes; Biochemistry; Body mass index; Creatinine; Diabetes; Disease; Fast food; Firmicutes; Food consumption; Fusobacteria; Genetic testing; Globulins; Hormones; Hyperglycemia; Lipids; Metabolism; Microbiomes; Obesity; Pathogenesis; Pathology; Phylogenetics; Plasma; rRNA 16S; Saliva; Sex hormones; Statistical analysis; Statistical models; Taxonomy; Testosterone; Thyroid; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Triglycerides; United States > US; Qatar; pre-diabetes; Qatar Biobank; testosterone; lipid profile; oral microbiome; diabetes; obesity

The present study is designed to compare demographic characteristics, plasma biochemistry, and the oral microbiome in obese (N = 37) and lean control (N = 36) subjects enrolled at Qatar Biobank, Qatar. Plasma hormones, enzymes, and lipid profiles were analyzed at Hamad Medical Cooperation Diagnostic...