Metabolic milieu associates with impaired skeletal characteristics in obesity.

High leptin concentration, low-grade inflammation, and insulin resistance often coexist in obese subjects; this adverse metabolic milieu may be the main culprit for increased fracture risk and impaired bone quality seen in patients with type 2 diabetes. We examined the associations of leptin, hs (hi...

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Main Authors: Heli T Viljakainen, Heikki A Koistinen, Taina Tervahartiala, Timo Sorsa, Sture Andersson, Outi Mäkitie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179660&type=printable