Associations of Adiponectin and Leptin with Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

Frontiers in Public Health

Aurelian Bidulescu¹ 

关键词: cohort study;    adiponectin;    leptin;    cardiovascular events;    stroke;    minorities;    African Americans;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2013.00016

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Because the predictive significance of previously reported racial differences in leptin and adiponectin levels remains unclear, we assessed the prospective association of these adipokines with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in African Americans, a population with a high prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors.

【 授权许可】

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