A nested case-control study of serum zinc and incident diabetes among Chinese adults: Effect modifications and mediation analysis
Yang J, Cheng Z, Zhang D, Zheng T, Yin C, Liu S, Zhang L, Wang Z, Wang Y, Chen R, Dou Q, Bai Y. A nested case-control study of serum zinc and incident diabetes among Chinese adults: Effect modifications and mediation analysis. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 910: 168678. PMID: 37981151, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum zinc levelsRisk of diabetesCase-control studySerum zincDiabetes riskEffect modificationZinc levelsMediation proportionBaseline serum zinc concentrationPositive linear dose-response relationshipConditional logistic regression modelsHistory of hypertensionProspective population studyBody mass indexCoronary heart diseasePotential effect modificationSerum zinc concentrationLinear dose-response relationshipPopulation studiesDose-response relationshipLogistic regression modelsIncident diabetesHighest quartileMass indexFourth quartile