A cross-sectional study of the association between adipokine levels and bone mineral density according to obesity and menopausal status in Korean women.

Results regarding the association between adipokine levels and bone mineral density (BMD) have been inconsistent; the effects of sex, menopause, and central obesity remain unknown. We evaluated the association between serum leptin, adiponectin, and high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin levels and BMD according to menopause and central obesity status in Korean women. This cross-sectional study comprised 255 women undergoing examinations at the CHA Bundang Medical Center.

Sex Difference in the Association between Serum Homocysteine Level and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Background: The relationship between serum homocysteine levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the sex-specific relationship between serum homocysteine level and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Korean population.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 150 men and 132 women who participated in medical examination programs in Korea from January 2014 to December 2014.

Intermuscular adipose tissue is associated with monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, independent of visceral adipose tissue.

Objectives: Emerging evidence suggests that intermuscular adipose tissue is a risk factor for insulin resistance, but the underlying mechanism still remains unclear. We investigated whether the levels of leptin, adiponectin, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 are associated with intermuscular adipose tissue in obese subjects.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 77 obese Korean women.

Prediction of prevalent but not incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by levels of serum testosterone.

Background And Aims: The association between testosterone level and development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not well known. We examined the relationship of total testosterone level with development and regression of NAFLD.

Methods: Among the men who had undergone repeated liver ultrasonography in 2 years or more at a health promotion center, subjects with available serum testosterone level at baseline were included in the study.