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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Association of serum albumin levels with traditional risk factors and insulin resistance among Turkish adults [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2007; 35(1): 13-20

Association of serum albumin levels with traditional risk factors and insulin resistance among Turkish adults

Mehmet Yazıcı1, Altan Onat2, Gülay Hergenç3, Ali Metin Esen4, Günay Can5, Hüseyin Uyarel6
1Department Of Cardiology, Düzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
2Turkish Society Of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Department Of Biology, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
4Department Of Cardiology, Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul,turkey
5Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul,turkey
6Department Of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Center, İstanbul,turkey


OBJECTIVES
We investigated serum albumin levels and their association with insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome (MS), coronary heart disease (CHD), and traditional risk factors among Turkish adults.

STUDY DESIGN
Serum albumin levels were measured colorimetrically in 1052 subjects representing the population of Western Turkey (Marmara and Central Anatolian regions), and were studied cross-sectionally. Metabolic syndrome was identified by modified criteria of the Adult Treatment Panel III.

RESULTS
The median age was 53 years. Metabolic syndrome was identified in 44.7% of males and in 49.4% of females. The mean serum albumin level was 4.39±0.38 mg/dl in males and 4.34±0.33 mg/dl in females (p=0.01). In univariate analyses, serum albumin concentrations showed positive correlations with apolipoprotein B, HDL-cholesterol, and total bilirubin in both genders, a positive correlation with systolic blood pressure in females, and an inverse correlation with log CRP in males. In a linear regression analysis with 11 variables for serum albumin levels, age showed an inverse, and total cholesterol showed a positive independent effect in both genders. While smoking significantly affected serum albumin levels in females, this relationship was only of near significance in males. Other independent variables were serum creatinine in females (positive), and diastolic blood pressure (positive) and log HOMA (inverse) in males. In age- and sex-adjusted analyses, serum albumin showed no correlations with MS and CHD.

CONCLUSION
Independent of renal dysfunction, insulin resistance may contribute to low serum albumin levels in Turkish men and, in this context, may be playing a mediating role for oxidative stress and subclinical chronic inflammation.

Keywords: Coronary disease, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome X, risk factors; serum albumin

How to cite this article
Mehmet Yazıcı, Altan Onat, Gülay Hergenç, Ali Metin Esen, Günay Can, Hüseyin Uyarel. Association of serum albumin levels with traditional risk factors and insulin resistance among Turkish adults. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2007; 35(1): 13-20

Corresponding Author: Mehmet Yazıcı, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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