Prospective Evaluation of B-type Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Author(s) -
Brendan M. Everett,
Nancy R. Cook,
Daniel I. Chasman,
Maria Chiara Mag,
María Bobadilla,
Nader Rifai,
Paul M. Ridker,
Aruna D. Pradhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.194167
Subject(s) - natriuretic peptide , medicine , prospective cohort study , quartile , interquartile range , hazard ratio , endocrinology , body mass index , type 2 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , heart failure , confidence interval
Animal data suggest that natriuretic peptides play an important role in energy metabolism, but prospective studies evaluating a relationship between these peptides and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in humans are few and results are conflicting.
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