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- Title
Serum and dietary potassium and risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
- Authors
Chatterjee, Ranee; Yeh, Hsin-Chieh; Shafi, Tariq; Selvin, Elizabeth; Anderson, Cheryl; Pankow, James S; Miller, Edgar; Brancati, Frederick
- Abstract
Serum potassium levels affect insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells, and hypokalemia associated with diuretic use has been associated with dysglycemia. We hypothesized that adults with lower serum potassium levels and lower dietary potassium intake are at higher risk for incident diabetes mellitus (DM), independent of diuretic use.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2010, Vol 170, Issue 19, p1745
- ISSN
1538-3679
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2010.362