Open AccessC-Reactive Protein as a Predictor for Incident Diabetes Mellitus Among Middle-aged Men
Author(s) -
Barbara Thorand,
Hannelore Löwel,
Andrea L.C. Schneider,
Hubert Kolb,
Christa Meisinger,
Margit Fröhlich,
Wolfgang Köenig
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.1.93
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , quartile , body mass index , incidence (geometry) , c reactive protein , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , obesity , confidence interval , relative risk , endocrinology , inflammation , physics , optics
Previous studies have suggested that low-grade systemic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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