Plasma Adiponectin and Its Correlation with Carotid Intima- Media Thickness in Obesity and in Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Document Type : Abstracts

Abstract

Low plasma adiponectin has been found in both obese subjects and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It was also reported in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We assessed plasma adiponectin and its correlation with carotid intima-media-thickness (CIMT), as a marker of atherosclerosis, in Egyptian patients with NAFLD.