the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks of concurrent training on rbp4 andinsulin resistance levels in obese middle-age men. for this purpose, 20 obese middle-age men voluntarily participated in this study and were assigned to concurrent training group (n=10, mean age 51.2 ± 2.25 yr and bmi 31.44 ± 0.81 kg/m²) and control group (n=10, mean age 50.3 ± 2.11 yr and bmi 30.32 ± ...

It has been suggested that the programming of the endocrine axes occurs during critical phases of fetal development and will be affected by intrauterine growth retardation. As a result, children born small for gestational age (SGA) might have several hormonal disturbances. In later life, one of the questions that might arise is: Do short children born SGA have higher serum dehydroepiandrosteron...

BACKGROUND It is not clear whether in old people with end-stage renal disease kidney transplantation is superior to dialysis therapy. METHODS We compared mortality rates between kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and the general population across different age categories. We also examined patient and allograft survival in 15 667 elderly KTRs (65-<90 yr old, 36% female) within three age subgr...

Incidence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide, with notable exceptions of some Asian countries where seaweeds are commonly consumed. 13 men (mean age 47.4+/-9.9 yr) and 14 women (average age 45.6+/-12.2 yr) with at least one symptom of the metabolic syndrome were recruited in Quito Ecuador to a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. Subjects were assigned to either Gr...

We tested the hypothesis that aging is associated with an impaired contraction-induced rapid vasodilation in healthy adults. We reasoned that employing single contractions of a small muscle mass would allow us to isolate the local rapid vasodilatory responses independent of systemic hemodynamic and sympathetic neural influences on forearm hemodynamics. We measured forearm blood flow (Doppler ul...

With more patients reaching end-stage renal disease, the demand for living kidney donation is increasing rapidly. Many potential donors are now in older age groups. The effects of increasing BP with age and the measurement criteria for hypertension in this group are not well defined. A total of 238 potential donors between 18 and 72 yr of age were prospectively studied, with a comparison of "cl...