Obesity, especially visceral fat accumulation, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose this study was to investigate impact T2D on pancreatic depot. Pancreatic pads from 17 partial pancreatectomized patients (PPP) were collected, preadipocytes isolated, and in vitro differentiated. Patients grouped using HbA1c into normal glucose tolerant (NGT), prediabetic (PD), T2D. Transcrip...

Abstract Objective In Japan, while it is known that underweight women over the age of 40 years have a high risk for type 2 diabetes, there lack clarity on association between glucose tolerance and in younger women. Accordingly, we investigate prevalence features impaired (IGT) young Japanese Designs Methods this cross-sectional study, recruited 56 normal weight 98 evaluated their levels using a...

UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM). This study was carried out to characterize Japanese patients who have fasting glucose levels (FPG) between 100 and 109 mg/dL (IFG100-109). MATERIALS AND METHODS   A total of 1383 Japanese participants were examined by oral glucose tolerance test. We compared insulin secretory...

OBJECTIVE To determine the ability of the proposed diagnostic value of a 1-h OGTT glucose ≥155mg/dL to identify individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diagnosed by ultrasonography in a cohort of adult white individuals. DESIGN The study group comprised 710 white individuals participating to the CATAnzaro MEtabolic RIsk factors (CATAMERI) Study, a cross-sectional study asse...

Retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4), a novel protein secreted mainly by adipose tissue, has been associated with insulin resistance in obese subjects and in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We examined the relationship between plasma RBP4 levels, expression of RBP4 in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, and insulin sensitivity in Mexican Americans with varying degrees of obesity a...

Background: The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is seldom applied in criminological research. This article explores the potential of NGT as a tool for criminological research. Methods: NGT is a highly structured technique combining characteristics of an individual survey and a focus group. Results: It offers various benefits: 1) it limits researcher influence and influence from group dynamics; 2)...

Corresponding author: Young Min Cho Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea E-mail: [email protected] We appreciate Dr. Hee Kyung Kim’s comments on our study entitled “Normal glucose tolerance with a high 1-hour postload plasma glucose level exhibits decreased β-cell function similar to impaired glucose toler...

OBJECTIVE Gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT), defined by a single abnormal value on antepartum 3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), is a metabolically heterogeneous disorder. Indeed, the antepartum metabolic phenotype of women with a single abnormal value at 1 h during the OGTT (1-h GIGT) resembles that of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), whereas GIGT at 2 or 3 h (2...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) timing after the nasogastric tube (NGT) removal on swallowing function of the patients with dysphagia. METHODS This study was conducted on 40 NGT-fed patients with dysphagia. To assess the patients' swallowing function, VFSS was performed twice using a 5-mL 35% diluted barium solution. For the initial examinati...

This paper investigates coordination in Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT). We offer an account for a typologically unusual pattern found this language. show that conjuncts coordinated structure NGT may violate constraint governing structures spoken languages, which we refer to as ‘Parallel Structure Constraint’. The violation consists asymmetric fronting second conjunct structure. argue Pa...