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. 2010 Nov;33(11):2462-4.
doi: 10.2337/dc10-0595. Epub 2010 Aug 16.

Association between higher serum fetuin-A concentrations and abnormal albuminuria in middle-aged and elderly chinese with normal glucose tolerance

Mian Li  1 , Min Xu, Yufang Bi, Aiyun Song, Yu Liu, Xiaoying Li, Guang Ning
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Association between higher serum fetuin-A concentrations and abnormal albuminuria in middle-aged and elderly chinese with normal glucose tolerance

Mian Li et al. Diabetes Care. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To study the association of serum fetuin-A as a potential risk factor with abnormal albuminuria in Chinese individuals with normal glucose tolerance (NGT).

Research design and methods: The cross-sectional analysis included 607 men and 1,042 women aged 40 or older with NGT.

Results: Women with combined microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (n=68) had significantly higher serum fetuin-A concentrations than those with normal albumin excretion (n=974) (314.3 vs. 280.4 mg/l, P=0.007). Compared with the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of serum fetuin-A had 40% increased risk of abnormal albuminuria after the multiple adjustments in women (Pfor trend=0.02). However, the associations were not detected in men.

Conclusions: Higher serum fetuin-A was associated with abnormal albuminuria independent of BMI, waist circumference, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, blood pressure, and other determinants of albuminuria in middle-aged and elderly Chinese women with NGT.

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