Association between serum osteocalcin, adiposity and metabolic risk in obese children and adolescents.

CONCLUSIONS: Serum osteocalcin concentration is associated with blood markers of dysmetabolic phenotype and measures of adiposity, suggesting that osteocalcin is important not only for bones but also for glucose and fat metabolism as early as during childhood. (Endokrynol Pol 2013; 64 (5): 346-352). PMID: 24186590 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Endokrynologia Polska - November 6, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Garanty-Bogacka B, Syrenicz M, Rać M, Krupa B, Czaja-Bulsa G, Walczak M, Sowińska-Przepiera E, Syrenicz A Tags: Endokrynol Pol Source Type: research