Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria
Lin J, Reilly MP, Terembula K, Wilson FP. Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels Are Associated with Mild Renal Impairment in Type 2 Diabetics Independent of Albuminuria. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e114397. PMID: 25490096, PMCID: PMC4260843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenn Diabetes Heart StudyGFR impairmentT2DM patientsRisk factorsModifiable CV risk factorsSingle-center observational cohortAtherogenic lipid profileCV risk factorsMild renal impairmentIndependent risk factorNormal renal functionWorse kidney functionType 2 diabeticsCKD-EPI equationDiabetes Heart StudyCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsClinical CVDMild CKDCV diseaseRenal impairmentObservational cohortRenal functionCV preventionDiabetic counterparts