Immunological and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Events: MONICA/KORA Augsburg Case-Cohort Study

Christian Herder, Jens Baumert, Astrid Zierer, Michael Roden, Christa Meisinger, Mahir Karakas, Lloyd E. Chambless, Wolfgang Rathmann, Annette Peters, Wolfgang Köenig,

PLoS ONE · 2011 · 94 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

Inclusion of multiple inflammation-related biomarkers into a basic model and into a model including cardiometabolic risk factors significantly improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes and coronary events, although the improvement was less pronounced for the latter endpoint.

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