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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 Zhou
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • weight gain
  • glycemic control
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle