Open AccessRelationship between serum leptin and insulin resistance among obese Nigerian women
Author(s) -
Ifeyinwa Dorothy Osegbe,
Henry Chima Okpara,
Elaine Chinyelu Azinge
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/1596-3519.158524
Subject(s) - leptin , medicine , insulin resistance , body mass index , endocrinology , obesity , homeostatic model assessment , insulin , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , hormone
Leptin is a hormone produced directly from adipocytes and has been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) which is characterized by insulin resistance (IR). Due to the increasing prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, serum leptin can be explored as a predictive risk factor for T2DM. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between serum leptin and IR among obese women.