Humans2,083 adultsCross-sectional study

Associations of Elevated Lipoprotein(a) with C-Reactive Protein and Type 2 Diabetes in a Multiethnic Population

Figure 1. Circulation levels of Lp(a) in the entire study population stratified by (a). gender, (b). ethnicity, and (c). diabetes status.
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Figure 1. Circulation levels of Lp(a) in the entire study population stratified by (a). gender, (b). ethnicity, and (c). diabetes status.Circulation levels of Lp(a) in the entire study population stratified by (a). gender, (b). ethnicity, and (c). diabetes status.Qaddoumi et al. · CC BY

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Abstract

Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a genetically determined, pro-atherogenic lipoprotein enriched in oxidized phospholipids and increasingly recognized as a key potential contributor to residual cardiovascular and inflammatory risk.

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Kuwait University · Dasman Diabetes Institute

Biomedicines · 5 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines14091997PubMed 42792739

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