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SUBMITTER: Ong KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6399036 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ong Kwok-Leung KL McClelland Robyn L RL Allison Matthew A MA Kokkinos John J Wu Ben J BJ Barter Philip J PJ Rye Kerry-Anne KA
Atherosclerosis 20181017
<h4>Background and aims</h4>Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) plays an important role in glucose and lipid metabolism. We have investigated the relationship of plasma FGF21 levels with both prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome (MetS) in participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).<h4>Methods</h4>5783 participants from four major ethnic groups (non-Hispanic white, African American, Hispanic American, and Chinese American) were included in the cross-sectional analysis ...[more]