Association between lipoprotein(a) plasma levels and diabetic nephropathy in han chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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• What: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship serum lipoprotein(a) levels and diabetic nephropathy (DN) among Han Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study demonstrated that Lp(a) had a superior performance in predicting DN, with a higher ROC AUC score (AUC 0.590, P and amp;lt; 0.001) compared to HbA1c (AUC 0.576, P=0.002) and C-peptide (AUC 0.532, P=0.188) in patients with type 2 diabetes_mellitus. The retrospective study provides evidence that elevated Lp(a) levels are associated with the presence of . . .
  

   

  

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