The role of aldosterone and ideal cardiovascular health in incident diabetes: The Jackson Heart Study

• Main Authors: Veena Kesireddy (Author), Bjorn Kluwe (Author), Neal Pohlman (Author), Songzhu Zhao (Author), Yubo Tan (Author), David Kline (Author), Guy Brock (Author), James B. Odei (Author), Valery S. Effoe (Author), Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui (Author), Rita R. Kalyani (Author), Mario Sims (Author), Herman A. Taylor (Author), Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin (Author), Ehimare Akhabue (Author), Joshua J. Joseph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Greater attainment of ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) and lower serum aldosterone are associated with lower diabetes risk. Higher levels of ICH are associated with lower aldosterone. The mediational role of aldosterone in the association of ICH with incident diabetes remains unexplored...