Cross-Sectional Association of Lipoprotein(a) Levels With Vascular Complications and Related Parameters in a Japanese Type 2 Diabetes Cohort
Tsutomu Hirano, Mayumi Uetani, Kento Nakata, Natsuko Suzuki, Ema Aoki, Takeshi Hirashima, Yasuki Ito · 2026
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Description
Lipoprotein(a) is a cholesterol carrier set largely by genes, and Tsutomu Hirano and co-authors map its links to complications in 1,465 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Most patients sat in the lowest band, under thirty milligrams per deciliter, with a median near thirteen. Higher bands came with more coronary and peripheral artery disease, worse eye damage, and more kidney disease, though not more stroke.
Levels also ran higher in older patients, women, and statin users, and lower where blood sugar or liver trouble was worse. The snapshot supports watching this quiet risk factor in diabetes care, especially for heart and limb arteries.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tsutomu Hirano, Mayumi Uetani, Kento Nakata, Natsuko Suzuki, Ema Aoki, Takeshi Hirashima, Yasuki Ito |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |