Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2000;0(11):-

Relationship between hyperleptinemia and atherosclerosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Jun MA ; Hualin QI ; Chen XU

Keywords

Maintenance hemodialysis Leptin Atherosclerosis Intima-media thickness

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To determine whether plasma Leptin level is associated with atherosclerosis in maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)patients.Methods During 1997-01~2003-06,plasma Leptin levels in MHD patients and healthy volunteers were measured and intima-media thickness(IMT)and prevalence of atherosclerotic plaques of the extracranial common carotid artery were also measured.Results Plasma Leptin levels in the MHD patients were higher than those in the healthy volunteers(P