obesity
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Research population: * BMI >35 kg/m2 * age 18-60 years;Healthy Controls: * BMI 20-25 * age 18-60 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Age 60 years * Diabetes Mellitus type I * Inflammatory diseases such as auto-immune diseases (due to a higher inflammatory profile) * Degenerative disase * Alcohol or drug abuse * use of corticosteroids and / or prednisolone (confounding effect on inflammatory status)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * BMI, hip/waist ratio * Intestinal permeability: excretion of orally administerd sugars in urine * Intestinale damage: plasma markers (IFABP, ILBP and LFABP) * Plasma inflammation markers (CRP, IL-6, TNF-*, MPO, PAI-1, adiponectin, leptin, endotoxin, Endocab) * Insulin resistence (glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, HbA1c, lipids) | — |
Countries
Netherlands