Osteocalcin levels in adult women with different body mass index having normal glucose and hemoglobin A1c levels

ZAGO L, ; WATSON DZ, ; LUGONES C, ; OLIVERI B, ; ZENI SN, ; BRITO GM, ; GONZALEZ INFANTINO JC.

Atlanta, Georgia,

Congreso; American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2016 Annual Meeting; 2016

ASBMR

Osteocalcin (OC) plays crucial roles in glucose homeostasis. OC level in the circulation appears to be associated with glucose and fat metabolism- Although still it remains controversial if it are the levels of total OC and/or undercarboxilated OC (ucOC) which present such association. The present study evaluated the levels of ucOC, total OC, leptin and insulin, in 226 overweight or obese (degree I and II ) adult non-diabetic women, having levels of glucose (80 to 110 mg/dL) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c