Growth differentiation factor-15 and fibroblast growth factor-23 are associated with mortality in type 2 diabetes - An observational follow-up study.
Marie Frimodt-MøllerBernt Johan von ScholtenHenrik ReinhardPeter Karl JacobsenTine Willum HansenFrederik Ivar PerssonHans-Henrik ParvingPeter RossingPublished in: PloS one (2018)
In patients with T2D and microalbuminuria, higher GDF-15 and FGF-23 were independently associated with all-cause mortality and higher GDF-15 improved risk prediction of decline in kidney function and higher FGF-23 of all-cause mortality, beyond traditional risk factors, but not independently of GDF-15.