Elevated serum ceruloplasmin levels are associated with albuminuria in Korean men with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Oct;94(1):e3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.06.019. Epub 2011 Jul 12.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the possible association between serum ceruloplasmin, a copper carrying protein, and albuminuria in 456 males with type 2 diabetes. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that elevated serum ceruloplasmin was a determinant of albuminuria independently of conventional risk factors.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Albuminuria / blood*
  • Ceruloplasmin / metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
  • Humans
  • Korea
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Ceruloplasmin