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Research from M. Nakhjavani and Co-Researchers in the Area of Diabetes Described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 28th, 2011

2011 APR 28 -- "Women with diabetes are faced with a higher risk of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disorders than men with diabetes. We aimed to study the role of gender and menopausal status in serum Lp(a) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes," researchers in Tehran, Iran report.

"We quantified serum Lp(a) levels in a group of 477 patients with type 2 diabetes (men, premenopausal and postmenopausal women with diabetes), as well as in 105 controls. We stratified the patients into two groups of low Lp(a) levels (Lp(a) < 35 mg/dl) and elevated Lp(a) levels (Lp(a) > 35 mg/dl). with diabetes had higher serum Lp(a) levels than the controls. Serum Lp(a)...

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