Moderators of the Association Between Serum Parathyroid Hormone and Metabolic Syndrome in Participants with Elevated Parathyroid Hormone: NHANES 2003-2006.

This cross-sectional study extracted data of 392 NHANES participants with elevated serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations from 2 cycles of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006 and evaluated the association between serum (PTH) concentration and metabolic syndrome (MetS) to identify dietary and lifestyle factors that may modify that association. The primary outcome was MetS severity scores. Results of univariate linear regression analyses revealed that serum PTH concentrations correlated positively and significantly with MetS severity scores (β=0.

Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and serum testosterone levels in adult males 20-39 years old in the United States.

Background: This population-based study was designed to investigate whether consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is associated with lower serum total testosterone concentration in men 20-39 years old.

Methods: All data for this study were retrieved from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2012. The primary outcome was serum testosterone concentration, and main independent variable was SSB intake.

[Assessment of hypoglycemic status among hospitalized elderly patients with type 2 diabetes].

Objective: To investigate the hypoglycemic characteristics of hospitalized elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: From January, 2014 to December, 2015, the data of 58 565 blood measurements using a standard blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) were collected from 1187 cases of patients with type 2 diabetes during hospitalization in the Department of Endocrinology, Guangdong General Hospital (Guangzhou, China). Stratified analyses were conducted by dividing the patients into 3 age groups, namely <45 years group (128 cases), 45-64 years group (594 cases), and ≥65 years group (465 cases).

[Efficacy of ultrasound-guided lauromacrogol sclerotherapy for benign thyroid cysts and factors affecting the therapeutic effect].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided lauromacrogol sclerotherapy for benign thyroid cysts and analyze the factors affecting the efficacy.

Methods: Ultrasound-guided lauromacrogol sclerotherapy was performed in 97 patients with a total of 99 benign thyroid cysts. The changes in cystic volume and other thyroid parameters were evaluated at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after sclerotherapy.

Continuous positive airway pressure and diabetes risk in sleep apnea patients: A systemic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The study assessed the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by evaluating change in the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) fasting blood glucose (FBG) and fasting insulin following CPAP treatment in non-diabetic patients and pre-diabetic with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: Medline, PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases were searched until August 24, 2015. The analysis included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), two arm prospective studies, cohort studies, and retrospective studies.

Predictors of cardiorespiratory fitness in female and male adults with different body mass index: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004 dataset.

Background: The aim of this study was to explore factors affecting cardiorespiratory fitness in males and females with different body mass index (BMI).

Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004 data were used for this retrospective study. Estimated maximal oxygen uptake (VO) is surrogate for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF).

Effects of sulfonylurea as initial treatment on testosterone of middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes: A 16-week, pilot study.

Aims/introduction: To evaluate the effect of sulfonylurea (glimepiride)-based oral antidiabetic agents on testosterone levels in middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes.

Materials And Methods: As a substudy, 15 participants from the phase IV clinical trial of glimepiride (GREAT study) of middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes were included in the current study. After enrolment, the initial dose of oral glimepiride was 1 mg/day.

Effect of lifestyle intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

Objective: The effect of lifestyle intervention on clinical risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes is unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of comprehensive lifestyle change, such as diet, exercise, and education, on clinical markers that are risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: We searched Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Google Scholar (up to August 31, 2013) for randomized controlled trials that compared standard of care (control group) with treatment regimens that included changes in lifestyle (intervention group).

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on glycaemic control and insulin sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder characterised by repetitive upper-airway obstruction during sleep, and it is associated with type 2 diabetes. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the primary treatment for OSA. Prior studies investigating whether CPAP can improve insulin resistance or glucose control in OSA patients have resulted in conflicting findings.

[Mechanisms of human glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 DNA vaccine preventing diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice].

Objective: To investigate the mechanisms of human GAD65 DNA vaccine preventing insulitis and diabetes in NOD mice.

Methods: Female NOD mice at 4 weeks of age were randomly divided into PBS (n = 21), pcDNA (n = 20), and hGAD65 (n = 21) groups. Mice in each group received two intramuscular injections of 0.

[Preventive effects of pioglitazone on diabetes and relevant mechanisms, experimental study on non-obese diabetic mice].

Objective: To explore the effects of pioglitazone on insulitis and diabetes and relevant mechanism.

Methods: Seventy-three female non-obese diabetic (NOD)/Lt mice aged 4 weeks were randomly divided into 3 groups, control group (n = 25, fed with regular diet), low dosage pioglitazone group (n = 23, pioglitazone of the concentration of 0.01% was added into the feed) and high dosage pioglitazone group (n = 25, pioglitazone of the concentration of 0.