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    • Chronic inflammation role in the obesity-diabetes association : a case-cohort study 

      Luft, Vivian Cristine; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Pankow, James S.; Couper, David J.; Ballantyne, Christie M.; Young, J. Hunter; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow (2013) [Journal article]
      Background: Chronic inflammation is related to both obesity and diabetes. Our aim was to investigate to what extent this inflammation contributes to the association between obesity and diabetes. Methods: Using a case-cohort ...
    • Lactate and risk of incident diabetes in a case-cohort of the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study 

      Juraschek, Stephen P.; Shantha, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash; Chu, Audrey Y.; Miller, Edgar R.; Guallar, Elliseo; Hoogeveen, Ron C.; Ballantyne, Christie M.; Brancati, Frederick L.; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Pankow, James S.; Young, J. Hunter (2013) [Journal article]
      Background: Oxidative capacity is decreased in type 2 diabetes. Whether decreased oxidative capacity is a cause or consequence of diabetes is unknown. Our purpose is to evaluate whether lactate, a marker of oxidative ...