C-Peptide and cardiovascular risk factors among young adults in a southern Brazilian cohort.

Romildo Luiz Monteiro AndradeDenise P GiganteIsabel Oliveira de OliveiraBernardo Lessa Horta

Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2018)

In the Pelotas birth cohort, the C-Peptide was associated with obesity indicators (waist circumference and BMI) cross-sectional (23 years) and longitudinal (30 years). We also observed cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of C-Peptide with cardiometabolic and inflammatory risk factors.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
cardiovascular risk factors
body mass index
young adults
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
body weight
oxidative stress
weight loss
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue