Low HDL cholesterol and the risk of diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy: results of the ADVANCE study.
OBJECTIVE: Although low HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is an established risk factor for atherosclerosis, data on HDL-C and the risk of microvascular disease are limited. We tested the association between HDL-C and microvascular disease in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND MET...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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