According to WHO, 53.5–69.5% of adult men and 47.2–61.8% of adult women were classified as overweight in seven European countries. Among adults classified as overweight, 7.7– 26.0% of men and 9.0–21.0% of women were classified as obese (1). BMI is not always related to the degree of insulin resistance, although BMI is an important indicator for diagnosing obesity. Furthermore, a low occurrence ...

PURPOSE To compare the outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese and non-obese Asian patients. METHODS 27 obese patients were compared with 27 non-obese controls matched for age, gender, diagnosis (osteoarthritis), prosthesis, preoperative Knee Society knee and function scores, preoperative Oxford Knee Score, and follow-up duration. All TKAs were performed by a single surgeon. ...

OBJECTIVE Our study aimed to evaluate total plasma ghrelin (TGh) concentration and its correlation with leptin and insulin in obese African American (AA) adolescents with a family history of type 2 diabetes. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Insulin, leptin, and TGh were measured for 15 non-obese controls in fasted state and 19 obese AA adolescents on samples collected during oral glucose tolerance te...