Levels of metabolic markers in drug-naive prediabetic and type 2 diabetic patients

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and prediabetes (pre-DM) are associated with changes in levels of metabolic markers. The main aim of this study is to compare the levels of omentin, irisin, endothelin-1, nesfatin, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), fibroblast growth factor, and oxytocin (OXT) between normoglycemic and pre-DM/T2DM obese Jordanian patients. One hundred and ninety-eight adult Jordanian subjects were recruited. Demographic data and...