Serum fetuin-A levels are associated with serum triglycerides before and 6 months after bariatric surgery

• Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) Greece), 2017-07, Vol.16 (3), p.297-305
• Main Authors: Verras, Christos G., Christou, Georgios A., Simos, Yannis V., Ayiomamitis, George D., Melidonis, Andreas J., Kiortsis, Dimitrios N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adiposity - physiology; alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein - metabolism; Bariatric Surgery; Body Mass Index; Endocrinology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Obesity, Morbid - blood; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Postoperative Period; Research Paper; Triglycerides - blood
• ISSN: 1109-3099; 2520-8721
• DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1739

OBJECTIVE The elucidation of the changes of fetuin-A in the context of bariatric surgery. DESIGN Twenty obese patients (8 males, 12 females; body mass index = 42.5±3.4 kg/m 2 ) were studied at baseline and 6 months after bariatric surgery. RESULTS Serum fetuin-A levels did not differ with regard to the presence of each individual component of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) at baseline, except for hypertriglyceridaemia [increased serum fetuin-A levels (p=0.011)]. Circulating fetuin-A was positively correlated with serum triglycerides (TG) (r=0.461, p=0.047) and negatively correlated with serum globulins (r=−0.477, p=0.033) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (r=−0.604, p=0.010), while it independently predicted TG at baseline. Circulating fetuin-A did not change during the 6 months either in the whole population or in the subgroups of patients who were positive for each individual component of MetS at baseline and negative for this component at 6 months of follow-up, except for hypertriglyceridaemia [reduction of serum fetuin-A levels (p=0.046)]. The subgroup of patients with a decrease in circulating fetuin-A during the 6 months was characterized by a smaller reduction of serum globulins (p=0.003) and CRP (p=0.049). The change in serum fetuin-A levels over the 6 months was positively correlated with the change in TG (r=0.592, p=0.006) and negatively correlated with the change in serum globulins (r=−0.523, p=0.018) and CRP (r=−.494, p=0.037). CONCLUSIONS Circulating fetuin-A predicted serum triglycerides before as well as 6 months after bariatric surgery.