Association of weight gain and fifteen adipokines with declining beta-cell function in Mexican Americans.

Obesity and adipokines are associated with development of type 2 diabetes. However, limited longitudinal studies have examined their roles on declining β-cell function over time. This report assessed three adiposity measures (BMI, percent body fat, trunk fat), insulin resistance, and fifteen adipoki...

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Main Authors: Anny H Xiang, Mary Helen Black, Yu-Hsiang Shu, Jun Wu, Adrienne MacKay, Corinna Koebnick, Richard M Watanabe, Thomas A Buchanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6089433?pdf=render