A marker of endotoxemia is associated with obesity and related metabolic disorders in apparently healthy Chinese.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Elevated lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a marker of subclinical endotoxemia, may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic risk. We aimed to investigate the association between plasma LBP and metabolic disorders in apparently healthy Chinese.

Research design and methods

A population-based study including 559 overweight/obese (BMI >or=24.0 kg/m(2)) and 500 normal-weight (18.0

SUBMITTER: Sun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2928335 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature