Research ArticleEpidemiology/Health Services Research
General and Abdominal Obesity and Incident Distal Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: Insights Into Inflammatory Biomarkers as Potential Mediators in the KORA F4/FF4 Cohort
Sabrina Schlesinger, Christian Herder, Julia M. Kannenberg, Cornelia Huth, Maren Carstensen-Kirberg, Wolfgang Rathmann, Gidon J. Bönhof, Wolfgang Koenig, Margit Heier, Annette Peters, Christa Meisinger, Michael Roden, Barbara Thorand, Dan Ziegler
DOI: 10.2337/dc18-1842 Published 1 February 2019
Sabrina Schlesinger
1Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
Christian Herder
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
4Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Julia M. Kannenberg
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Cornelia Huth
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
5Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Maren Carstensen-Kirberg
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Wolfgang Rathmann
1Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
4Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Gidon J. Bönhof
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Wolfgang Koenig
6Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
7German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
8Department of Internal Medicine II-Cardiology, University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
Margit Heier
5Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Annette Peters
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
5Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Christa Meisinger
5Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
9Chair of Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München am UNIKA-T Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Michael Roden
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
10Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Barbara Thorand
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
5Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Dan Ziegler
2German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
3Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
10Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany