Relationship between ghrelin and the metabolic syndrome in the elderly: a longitudinal population-based study.

Context: Ghrelin regulates energy homeostasis and may contribute to the development of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in the elderly.

Objective: To study the relationship between ghrelin and the MS, IGF-I and life style factors over a 2-year follow-up.

Design: Longitudinal population-based study, starting from 2002; 2 years follow-up.

[Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in elders: results of the Mataró Ageing study].

Background And Objective: The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a constellation of factors apparently associated to an increased cardiovascular risk, and with a reported increasing prevalence in parallel with aging process. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of MS in elder subjects according to the criteria of the National Education Program (ATP-III) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

Subjects And Method: Population-based cross-sectional study including 313 individuals (153 men and 160 women) older than 70 years.

Vitamin D, PTH, and the metabolic syndrome in severely obese subjects.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and vitamin D [25(OH)D] or parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in severely obese subjects.

Research Design And Methods: Cross-sectional study in 298 severely obese patients [body mass index (BMI) 46.7 +/- 5.