Association of Circulating Chemerin Levels and Arterial Stiffness

Korea University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Obesity; Atherosclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01293929

A102065-1011-1070100

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chemerin is a novel adipokine that might provide a link between chronic inflammation and obesity. Pulse wave velocity(PWV) is a useful method for examining arterial stiffness, meaning early-stage atherosclerosis. Therefore, in the present study, the investigators examined the relationship between circulating chemerin and arterial stiffness measured using PWV in obese persons.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self referred persons for visiting routine medical check in our clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Malignancy
• Severe renal or hepatic disease

Trial design

120 participants in 2 patient groups

Non- obese group

Obese group