The association between serum growth differentiation factor 15 levels and lower extremity atherosclerotic disease is independent of body mass index in type 2 diabetes.
Xingxing HeJiaorong SuXiaojing MaWei LuWei ZhuYufei WangYuqian BaoJian ZhouPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2020)
High serum GDF15 levels were significantly correlated with an increased risk of LEAD in T2DM patients, and this relationship was independent of BMI.