Retinol binding protein 4 and incident diabetes - the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC Study)

• Main Authors: Vivian C. Luft (Author), Mark Pereira (Author), James S. Pankow (Author), Christie Ballantyne (Author), David Couper (Author), Gerardo Heiss (Author), Bruce B. Duncan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) has been described as a link between impaired glucose uptake in adipocytes and systemic insulin sensitivity. Objective: To determine whether RBP4 fasting levels predict the development of type 2 diabetes. Methods: Using a case-cohort design, we followed 5...