Author Interviews, Diabetes / 02.05.2013
Serum C-peptide levels and risk of death among adults without diabetes mellitus
MedicalResearch.com: Dr. Kyoung-bok Min
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: The aim of this study was to investigate the prospective association of serum C-peptide with all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease mortality in a non-diabetic population. We also estimated the observed mortality as C-peptide increased across the strata of glycated hemoglobin and fasting blood glucose. We found a linear association between serum C-peptide levels and death from all-cause and cause-specific mortality among adults without non-diabetes mellitus at baseline. Our finding suggests that elevated C-peptide levels may be a marker of subsequent mortality in non-diabetic subjects. (more…)