Copper biomarkers and their relationship with parameters of insulin resistance in obese women

What Was Tested

This observational study looks at Copper (Supplement) in the context of insulin resistance, prediabetes & type 2 diabetes.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the copper nutritional status and its relationship with parameters of glycemic control in women with obesity.

Why It Was Studied

An observational case-control clinical study involving 203 women aged between 20 and 50 years, divided into two groups: obese (n = 84) and eutrophic (n = 119).

It was observed that women with obesity had higher copper concentrations in plasma and lower concentrations in erythrocytes when compared to the control group.

Who Took Part

The abstract describes 203 women taking part.

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were young adults, adults and middle-aged adults, women only.

How the Study Was Run

Body weight, height and waist, hip and neck circumferences, dietary copper intake, copper biomarkers, determine ceruloplasmin activity and glycemic control parameters were measured.

What Was Measured

The subject headings attached to it are Copper, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Biomarkers, Case-Control Studies, Blood Glucose and Insulin.

The authors tagged it with the keywords Nutritional status.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is an observational study of Copper (Supplement) in 203 women in people with insulin resistance, prediabetes & type 2 diabetes.

The publication is from 2025 (Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine), a journal based in Netherlands.

More context: the Copper (Supplement) compound page, Insulin resistance, prediabetes & type 2 diabetes research.