Relationship between hyperleptinemia and atherosclerosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To determine whether plasma Leptin level is associated with atherosclerosis in maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)patients.Methods During 1997-01~2003-06,plasma Leptin levels in MHD patients and healthy volunteers were measured and intima-media thickness(IMT)and prevalence of atherosclerotic plaques of the extracranial common carotid artery were also measured.Results Plasma Leptin levels in the MHD patients were higher than those in the healthy volunteers(P