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Therefore, we investigated the associations of low serum amylase with plasma insulin levels, and obesity-related parameters, including leptin.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Research design and methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We measured serum amylase, plasma insulin, obesity-related parameters such as leptin, cardiometabolic risk factors, and anthropometric parameters in a cross-sectional study of 54 asymptomatic subjects (mean age 48.6\u2009\u00b1\u20097.6\u2009years) who were not being treated for diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Body mass index (BMI) and plasma glucose at 120\u2009min after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were significantly higher in subjects with low serum amylase (&lt; 60\u2009IU\/l, n\u2009=\u200921) than in those with normal-to-high serum amylase (n\u2009=\u200933) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04 and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004, respectively). In univariate correlation analysis, serum amylase was significantly correlated with BMI alone (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u20130.39, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004). By contrast, multivariate logistic analysis showed that each 1-SD increase in quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, and each 1-SD decrease in plasma insulin OGTT at 0 and 60\u2009min, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA)-R, and HOMA-\u03b2 were significantly associated with low serum amylase, particularly after adjusting for BMI. When subjects were divided into three groups according to HOMA-R, serum amylase levels were significantly lower in subjects with HOMA-R\u2009&gt;\u20092.5 (n\u2009=\u200923) compared with subjects with HOMA-R 1.6\u20132.5 (n\u2009=\u200910) (61.1\u2009\u00b1\u200913.6\u2009U\/ml versus 76.9\u2009\u00b1\u200920.5\u2009U\/ml, Bonferroni test, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02), but not compared with subjects with HOMA-R&lt;1.6 (n\u2009=\u200921; 62.7\u2009\u00b1\u200917.6\u2009U\/ml). Similar trends were observed when subjects were divided according to plasma leptin and fasting plasma insulin levels.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>These results suggest that after adjusting for BMI, low serum amylase is associated with decreased basal insulin levels and insulin secretion, as well as high insulin resistance. The nature of these associations remains to be elucidated in further studies.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1475-2840-11-80","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,29]],"date-time":"2012-06-29T14:14:04Z","timestamp":1340979244000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Latent associations of low serum amylase with decreased plasma insulin levels and insulin resistance in asymptomatic middle-aged adults"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Toshitaka","family":"Muneyuki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kei","family":"Nakajima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Atsushi","family":"Aoki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masashi","family":"Yoshida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiroshi","family":"Fuchigami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiromi","family":"Munakata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"San-e","family":"Ishikawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hitoshi","family":"Sugawara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masanobu","family":"Kawakami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shin-ichi","family":"Momomura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masafumi","family":"Kakei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"498_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"114","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.1958.00260130128014","volume":"101","author":"RL Sterkel","year":"1958","unstructured":"Sterkel RL, Kirsner JB: The laboratory diagnosis of pancreatic disease. 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