Environmental Pollution
Blood proteins offer clues to air pollution’s diabetes link
A blood-protein score statistically accounted for 31.69% of the association between fine-particle pollution and type 2 diabetes in a cohort of 44,917 people.A blood-protein score statistically accounted for 31.69% of the association between fine-particle pollution and type 2 diabetes in a cohort of 44,917 people.
Cohort · 44,917 peopleMechanisms
Who was studied44,917 participants with plasma protein measurements, 13.64 years
What changedA blood-protein score accounted for 31.69% of the association between fine-particle pollution and type 2 diabetes
The catchDiabetes prevention through targeting these proteins was not measured