Retrospective cohort study to examine the association between serum amylase and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, Toranomon Hospital Health Management Center Study 23 (TOPICS 23).
Izumi IkedaKazuya FujiharaTaeko OsawaYasunaga TakedaMariko HattaYasuhiro MatsubayashiSatoru KodamaYasumichi MoriTakashi KadowakiRitsuko HondaYasuji AraseHirohito SonePublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2023)
Results showed that not low but previously decreased serum amylase was a risk factor for T2DM, suggesting the significance of periodic examinations of serum amylase values to detect individuals at high risk of T2DM.