The Associations of Leptin and Adiponectin with the Metabolic Syndrome in an Indonesian and a Dutch Population

At the same BMI, Asian populations develop cardiometabolic complications earlier than Western populations. We hypothesized that a different secretion of the adipocyte-derived hormones leptin and adiponectin plays a role and investigated the associations of the two hormones with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in an Indonesian and a Dutch population.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - May 26, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Fathimah S. Sigit, Stella Trompet, Dicky L. Tahapary, Erliyani Sartono, Ko Willems van Dijk, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Taniawati Supali, Johannes W.A. Smit, Frits R. Rosendaal, Ren ée de Mutsert Source Type: research