Serum C-peptide level as a predictor of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: C L Nawal (Author), Laxmi Kant Goyal (Author), Vinay Kumar (Author), Akhil Gautam (Author), Abhishek Agrawal (Author), Pradeep Mital (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the correlation of serum C-peptide level to carotid intima media thickness (a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis) and risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes patients as determined by United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk engine. Mate...