Is increased serum glycated albumin level associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic patients?
An increased serum level of glycated albumin is associated with the presence and severity of CAD, and may be useful in screening patients with T2DM.
Determination of the specificity and sensitivity of IGF-binding protein-3 as an index of nutrition or anabolism requires knowledge of its relationship to nonnutritional factors. These factors are most discernible before the confounding effects of treatments, absence of feeding, and complications. The present study demonstrated that gender and severity of injury must be considered when interpreting serum IGF-binding protein-3 concentrations in trauma patients. In a much wider context, the present findings suggest that the study of the metabolic response to stress requires separate analyses, based on gender.