Lactate and risk of incident diabetes in a case-cohort of the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.

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 capacity, is associated with incident diabetes.We conducted a case-cohort study in the Atherosc...

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Main Authors: Stephen P Juraschek, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Audrey Y Chu, Edgar R Miller, Eliseo Guallar, Ron C Hoogeveen, Christie M Ballantyne, Frederick L Brancati, Maria Inês Schmidt, James S Pankow, J Hunter Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559502?pdf=render