Osteoprotegerin in relation to insulin resistance and blood lipids in sub-Saharan African women with and without abdominal obesity

¹ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon

² Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

³ Laboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, Biotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

⁴ National Obesity Center, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon

⁵ Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

⁶ Medical Diagnostic Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon

⁷ Department of Hormonal Biology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Public Assistance – Paris Hospitals, University Paris-Diderot Paris-7, Paris, France

⁸ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Public Assistance – Paris Hospitals, University Paris-Diderot Paris-7, Paris, France

⁹ Department of Animal Science, Higher Teacher’s Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

¹⁰ UMR-S INSERM 872, Cordeliers Research Centre, University Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France