Browse the latest research summaries in the field of endocrinology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spine J, 2021 • September 1, 2021
This study examined the incidence and risk of cardiometabolic morbidities in adults with spinal cord injuries (SCI) compared to those without SCI using a large, nationwide insurance claims database. T...
KEY FINDING: Adults with traumatic SCIs had a higher 5-year incidence of any cardiometabolic morbidities (56.2% vs. 36.4%) compared to adults without SCI.
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 • July 26, 2021
The study investigated the relationship between fat oxidation (FO) at rest and after eating (postprandial) with peak fat oxidation (PFO) during exercise in men with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The pri...
KEY FINDING: Postabsorptive fat oxidation at rest was significantly and positively correlated with postprandial peak fat oxidation.
Physiological Reports, 2021 • October 6, 2021
The study investigated the effects of dose de-escalation (DD) of testosterone and evoked resistance training (RT) on body composition, cardiometabolic, and neuromuscular variables in men with spinal c...
KEY FINDING: Absolute thigh muscle cross-sectional areas decreased in the group that underwent testosterone treatment and resistance training, while it increased in the group that received no treatment.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 • November 28, 2021
This study evaluated various indices of glucose metabolism in individuals with chronic motor complete SCI to determine their agreement with IVGTT-measured insulin sensitivity (Si). The findings indica...
KEY FINDING: QUICKI (Quantitative Insulin-sensitivity Check Index) showed the strongest agreement with insulin sensitivity (Si) as measured by the IVGTT.
Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, 2021 • December 1, 2021
Osteosarcopenia has been proposed as a syndrome in a subset of frail individuals at higher risk of falls, fractures and institutionalization. A new holistic concept called Osteosarcopenia School will ...
KEY FINDING: Osteosarcopenia and osteosarcopenia with a severe sarcopenia component may occur in both osteoporotic and osteopenic individuals, increasing symmetrically fracture risk.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • January 5, 2022
This retrospective study aimed to determine the incidence of hyponatremia and associated factors in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found a high incidence of hypon...
KEY FINDING: Hyponatremia developed in 43.9% of traumatic cervical SCI patients.
Obes Facts, 2022 • March 9, 2022
The study aimed to determine the rates, variability, and predictors of guideline-concordant annual screening for obesity among individuals with SCI within the VHA system. The study found that a signif...
KEY FINDING: A large proportion (37.9%) of persons with SCI receiving care in VHA do not receive guideline-concordant annual obesity screening.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 • February 28, 2022
This study investigated risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and assessed the correlation between anthropometric measures and MetS subfactors. The re...
KEY FINDING: Increasing age and lower neurological level of injury were significant risk factors for MetS.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 • February 1, 2022
This corrigendum addresses a correction to a previously published article concerning factors affecting metabolic syndrome in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. The correction involves the se...
KEY FINDING: The only finding is the correction of the second author's name from Tayeon Kim to Tayeun Kim.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 • May 16, 2022
The FIT-SCI trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy of a home-based multimodality intervention combining FES-LC, AE, and androgen therapy for individuals with SCI. The study employs a randomized, p...
KEY FINDING: The study hypothesizes that combining FES-LC plus AE with testosterone treatment will be more effective than FES-LC, AE, and a placebo in improving various health parameters.