Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Is Associated With Prediabetes in Adults From the General Population: The Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) F4 Study

We examined the association between retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), a novel adipokine, and prediabetes (isolated impaired fasting glucose [i-IFG], isolated impaired glucose tolerance [i-IGT], and combined IFG and IGT) in men and women aged 32-81 years. The analysis was based on 2,614 participants...

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Published in:	Diabetes care Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 1648 - 1650
Main Authors:	MEISINGER, Christa, RÜCKERT, Ina M, RATHMANN, Wolfgang, DÖRING, Angela, THORAND, Barbara, HUTH, Cornelia, KOWALL, Bernd, KOENIG, Wolfgang
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01-07-2011
Subjects:	Adult Analysis Biological and medical sciences Dextrose Diabetes Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Fasting - blood Female Germany - epidemiology Glucose Glucose Intolerance - blood Glucose Intolerance - epidemiology Humans Insulin resistance Male Medical research Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Miscellaneous Nutrition Original Research Prediabetic state Prediabetic State - blood Prediabetic State - epidemiology Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma - genetics Studies Germany Human Association Nutrition Health Scientific research Adult Metabolic diseases Adipokine Retinol binding protein 4 Endocrinology
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