C-Peptide Is Independently Associated with an Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in T2DM Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lingshu Wang; Peng Lin; Aixia Ma; Huizhen Zheng; Kexin Wang; Wenjuan Li; Chuan Wang; Ruxing Zhao; Kai Liang; Fuqiang Liu; Xinguo Hou; Jun Song; Yiran Lu; Ping Zhu; Yu Sun; Li Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127112

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C-Peptide Is Independently Associated with an Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in T2DM Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lingshu Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lingshu Wang, Peng Lin

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Peng Lin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lingshu Wang, Peng Lin

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Aixia Ma,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Huizhen Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Kexin Wang,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Wenjuan Li,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Chuan Wang,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Ruxing Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Kai Liang,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Fuqiang Liu,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Xinguo Hou,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Jun Song,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Yiran Lu,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Ping Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610–0284, United States of America
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Yu Sun ,

* E-mail: sunyujn@aliyun.com (YS); chenli3@medmail.com.cn (LC)

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Li Chen

* E-mail: sunyujn@aliyun.com (YS); chenli3@medmail.com.cn (LC)

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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C-Peptide Is Independently Associated with an Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in T2DM Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lingshu Wang,
Peng Lin,
Aixia Ma,
Huizhen Zheng,
Kexin Wang,
Wenjuan Li,
Chuan Wang,
Ruxing Zhao,
Kai Liang,
Fuqiang Liu

Published: June 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127112

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