Abstract | OBJECTIVE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The analysis was based on 2,614 participants without previously diagnosed diabetes and those with newly diagnosed diabetes of the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) F4 Study, conducted from 2006 to 2008 in southern Germany. Plasma RBP4 was analyzed by immunonephelometry. RESULTS: In logistic regression analysis, RBP4 levels in the fourth quartile versus the first quartile were significantly associated with prediabetes (i-IGT, i-IFG, and IFG/IGT; reference normal glucose tolerance) independent of known metabolic risk factors and lifestyle variables (odds ratio 1.63 [95% CI 1.17-2.27] after multivariable adjustment). Stratification by sex showed generally similar results. CONCLUSIONS: RBP4 levels were associated with prediabetes in individuals from the general population. Prospective studies investigating the impact of RBP4 on the development of glucose intolerance are needed.
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Authors | Christa Meisinger, Ina M Rückert, Wolfgang Rathmann, Angela Döring, Barbara Thorand, Cornelia Huth, Bernd Kowall, Wolfgang Koenig |
Journal | Diabetes care
(Diabetes Care)
Vol. 34
Issue 7
Pg. 1648-50
(Jul 2011)
ISSN: 1935-5548 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21617096
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- RBP4 protein, human
- Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma
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Topics |
- Adult
- Fasting
(blood)
- Female
- Germany
(epidemiology)
- Glucose Intolerance
(blood, epidemiology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prediabetic State
(blood, epidemiology)
- Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma
(genetics)
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