Osteoprotegerin in relation to insulin resistance and blood lipids in sub-Saharan African women with and without abdominal obesity.

CONCLUSION: The positive correlation of OPG with HDL-C and HOMA-IR, and its negative correlation with LDL-C suggest that it may be a marker of insulin sensitivity/resistance and atherogenic risk in obese African women.
PMID: 26034511 [PubMed]

Source: Diabetes Metab - June 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ayina Ayina CN, Sobngwi E, Essouma M, Noubiap JJ, Boudou P, Etoundi Ngoa LS, Gautier JF Tags: Diabetol Metab Syndr Source Type: research