Aims

Resistin is an adipocyte-derived factor implicated in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This study examines the association between human serum resistin, T2DM and coronary heart disease.

Methods

The aim of the study was to determine whether there was a relationship between tea consumption and the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Saudi Arabia.

METHODS:

The relationship between tea consumption and the prevalence of CHD was investigated using multiple logistic regression analysis in the Saudi Coronary Artery Disease Study. A total of 3,430 men and women aged 30-70 years was studied.

RESULTS:

The objective of this study was to examine the relation between black tea consumption and serum lipid concentrations using cross-sectional data on 1,764 Saudi women aged 30-70 years. Our data show that women who did drink more than 6 cups of tea per day (> 480 ml) had a significantly lower prevalence of high cholesterol (OR = 0.63), high triglycerides (OR = 0.56), high low-density lipoproteins (OR = 0.70), and high very low-density lipoproteins (OR = 0.61) than the non-tea drinkers.

AIMS:

To compare plasma leptin in Saudi subjects with Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease (CHD) with non-diabetic control subjects and to examine the relationship of plasma leptin to other CHD risk factors.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD:

PURPOSE:

Early predictors of diabetic complications may aid in the prevention and/or management of these complications. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the predictive value of retinopathy for the presence of other diabetic complications.

METHODS:

The population studied comprised 648 patients with diabetes mellitus assessed by our service. There were 210 patients (32.4%) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and 438 patients (67.6%) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

RESULTS: