Rheological determinants and red cell lipidic pattern in essential obesity, in obese subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and in obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

In a group of subjects with essential obesity, in a group of obese subjects with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and in a group of obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), we evaluated whole-blood filtration, mean erythrocyte aggregation, erythrocyte membrane fluidity and red cell lipid pattern. From these data, it is evident that the macro- and microrheological determinants are able to discriminate normals from each group of obese subjects. Regarding the red cell lipids, few are the variations between each group of obese subjects and normal controls.