Increased serum leptin and visfatin levels in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a comparative study

Scand J Rheumatol. 2017 Mar;46(2):156-158. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1188981. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

Authors

S Tenti¹, P Palmitesta², N Giordano³, M Galeazzi¹, A Fioravanti¹

Affiliations

¹ a Rheumatology Unit, Department of Surgery, Medicine and Neurosciences , Le Scotte Hospital , Siena , Italy.
² b Department of Social, Political, and Cognitive Sciences , University of Siena , Siena , Italy.
³ c Department of Surgery, Medicine, and Neurosciences , University of Siena , Siena , Italy.

PMID: 27684733
DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1188981

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adiponectin / blood*
Aged
Female
Humans
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal* / blood
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal* / diagnosis
Italy
Leptin / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase / blood*
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Statistics as Topic

Substances

Adiponectin
Leptin
Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase