Obesity and Diabetes

Reports outline obesity and diabetes study results from O.Y. Bang et al

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 20th, 2007

According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "Adiponectin is a protein secreted by adipose cells that improves insulin sensitivity and possesses antiatherogenic properties. In this study, we investigated the relationship between adiponectin levels and ischemic stroke subtype."

"Using clinical, imaging, and laboratory data, 231 consecutive patients admitted to a university medical center over a 2-year period with acute cerebral infarcts were categorized into four subtypes: intracranial atherosclerosis (n = 67), extracranial atherosclerosis (n = 61), small arterial occlusion (n = 63), and cardioembolic (n = 40). Clinical features, risk factors including the...

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