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Diabetes
TNF-alpha may be a risk for coronary heart disease among diabetics
July 28th, 2005
Study links increased levels of TNF-alpha with risk of coronary heart disease among diabetics. According to a study from the United States, "Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a cytokine secreted by adipose tissue and other cells, might play a role in coronary heart disease (CHD). Of 32,826 women from the Nurses' Health Study who provided blood at baseline, we followed 929 women with type 2 diabetes." "During 10 years of follow-up," continued researchers, "we documented 124 incident cases of CHD. After adjustment for age, smoking, BMI, and other cardiovascular risk factors, the relative risks (RRs) comparing extreme quartiles of soluble...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-28)
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