Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 8 , Pages 580-586 , October 2009

Higher HDL cholesterol levels are associated with a lower incidence of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

  • G. Zoppini

      Affiliations

    • Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • G. Targher

      Affiliations

    • Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 045 8123748; fax: +39 045 8027314.
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • M. Chonchol

      Affiliations

    • Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
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  • F. Perrone

      Affiliations

    • Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
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  • G. Lippi

      Affiliations

    • Section of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Biomedical and Morphological Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • M. Muggeo

      Affiliations

    • Section of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Piazzale Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy

Received 22 August 2008 ,Revised 17 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 November 2008.

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PII: S0939-4753(08)00230-5

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.11.003

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 8 , Pages 580-586 , October 2009

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