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Association between serum osteocalcin and markers of metabolic phenotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2009
Pittas Anastassios G, Harris Susan S, Eliades Myrto, Stark Paul, Dawson-Hughes Bess
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CONTEXT: Osteocalcin has been reported to contribute to the regulation of glucose tolerance and insulin secretion and sensitivity in experimental animals. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to examine the association between serum osteocalcin concentration and markers of dysmetabolic phenotype using data from a completed clinical trial in adults age 65 and older [n = 380, mean age 71 yr, body mass index (BMI) 26.9...
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