Serum concentrations of leptin, adiponectin and resistin, and their relationship with cardiovascular disease in patients with end‐stage renal disease

Abstract

These data suggest that leptin levels are higher in PD patients, and resistin levels are higher in PD and HD patients in relation to patients on conservative management, whereas adiponectin concentrations are similar in the three groups. These results do not support the presence of a clinically relevant relationship between adipocytokines and previous episodes of vascular disease in the whole population or in patients classified in subgroups, with the only exception of a relationship between resistin levels and heart disease.