title: Ischemia-modified albumin as an oxidative stress biomarker in obesity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the levels of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and its association with body mass index (BMI) in patients who are obese.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, malondialdehyde, and IMA levels were assessed in 148 subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IMA, malondialdehyde, and fasting glucose levels were significantly higher while the HDL cholesterol levels were lower in obese population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IMA levels increase in overweight and obese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bioquímica Clínica, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sílvia J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Piva
authors.forename: Marta M M F
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Ivana B M
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Da Cruz
authors.forename: Adriane C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Ana Paula L
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tonello
authors.forename: Solange C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Rafael N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Moresco
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014280:Triglycerides; D008315:Malondialdehyde