Urinary C-Peptide Creatinine Ratio as a Non-Invasive Tool for Identifying Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)

• Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity Vol. 12; pp. 2531 - 2537
• Main Authors: Liu, Wei, Huang, Xingquan, Zhang, Xiuying, Cai, Xiaoling, Han, Xueyao, Zhou, Xianghai, Chen, Ling, Zhang, Rui, Gong, Siqian, Wang, Yanai, Ji, Linong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.12.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Adults; Age; autoimmune diabetes; Body mass index; Cholesterol; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes therapy; Diagnosis; Fasting; Glucose; Immunoassay; Insulin; non-invasive measurement; Original Research; Peptides; Performance evaluation; Regression analysis; Sociodemographics; Statistical analysis; Triglycerides; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; urinary c-peptide; Urine; β-cell function; China; non-invasive measurement; urinary C-peptide; β-cell function; autoimmune diabetes

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a slowly progressing form of immune-mediated diabetes that combines phenotypical features of both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), meaning that accurate and early diagnosis of this subtype of diabetes is critical for...