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SUBMITTER: Mirza S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3256930 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mirza Shaper S Qu Hui-Qi HQ Li Quan Q Martinez Perla J PJ Rentfro Anne R AR McCormick Joseph B JB Fisher-Hoch Susan P SP
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale 20111001 5
<h4>Objective</h4>Adiponectin and leptin play critical roles in the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). This study was designed to assess the feasibility of using circulating levels of adiponectin and leptin for the early diagnosis of MetS.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was performed using data from 367 participants randomly selected from a well-characterized cohort of Mexican-Americans living at the US-Mexico border.<h4>Results</h4>Significant differences in circulating levels of ...[more]