title: Leptin : adiponectin ratio as an atherosclerotic index in patients with type 2 diabetes : relationship of the index to carotid intima-media thickness.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Administration and Promotion, Tottori University, 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan. kakotani@grape.med.tottori-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saiga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurozawa
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011674:Pulse; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D015415:Biomarkers; D020738:Leptin; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds