Higher Leptin Levels Are Associated with Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
Bhavya VarmaOluseye OgunmorotiChiadi E NdumeleDi ZhaoMoyses SzkloTy SweeneyMatthew A AllisonMatthew J BudoffVinita SubramanyaAlain G BertoniErin D MichosPublished in: Diabetes epidemiology and management (2021)
Higher leptin levels were independently, but modestly, associated with CAC progression. Atherosclerosis progression may be one mechanism through which leptin confers increased CVD risk.