208-OR: Fat Mass and Insulin Resistance Are Independent Risk Factors for Polyneuropathy in Non-DM Subjects Who Underwent Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery

• Published in: Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 70; no. Supplement_1
• Main Authors: KIM, KYUHO, OH, TAE JUNG, CHOI, SUNGHEE, JANG, HAK CHUL
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York American Diabetes Association 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Body fat; Body weight; Body weight loss; Computed tomography; Diabetes; Gastrointestinal surgery; Insulin; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolism; Neuropathy; Obesity; Polyneuropathy; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Surgery; Weight control

Background: Obesity is an important risk factor for polyneuropathy (PN) in subjects with DM. However, PN can be detected in subjects without overt DM but with risk factors for DM such as metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is worthy to investigate the prevalence of PN in obese subjects and to discover...