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Autoantibody positive participants had higher HDL cholesterol and lower fasting C-peptide at baseline.

Higher HDL and lower fasting C-peptide may indicate different metabolic profiles in autoantibody positive individuals.

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At baseline, autoantibody positive participants had higher HDL cholesterol (1.27 vs. 1.09 mmol/L, p = .034) and lower fasting C-peptide (0.32 vs. 0.57 nmol/L, p = .049).
Scott J. Pilla et al. · Autoimmunity · 2018

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Islet autoantibody positivity in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes

Scott J. Pilla et al. · Autoimmunity · 2018

DOI 10.1080/08916934.2018.1547711

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