HDL cholesterol is an independent predictor of β-cell function decline and incident type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal study.
Teresa Vanessa FiorentinoElena SuccurroMaria A MariniElisabetta PedaceFrancesco AndreozziMaria PerticoneAngela SciacquaFrancesco PerticoneGiorgio SestiPublished in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2020)
Subjects with lower levels of HDL have an increased risk to develop type 2 diabetes likely due to a greater β-cell function decline over time.