Plasma CD36 and Incident Diabetes: A Case-Cohort Study in Danish Men and Women.

Yeli Wang Jingwen ZhuSarah AronerKim OvervadTianxi CaiMing YangAnne TjønnelandAase HandbergMajken K Jensen

Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal (2019)

Higher plasma CD36 levels were associated with higher diabetes risk, but the association was not independent of adiposity. In this Danish population, the association of CD36 with diabetes risk could be either mediated or confounded by adiposity.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
glycemic control
insulin resistance
nk cells
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
body mass index
physical activity