Association of Serum Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Subjects With Prediabetes

OBJECTIVE To explore the association of serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels and risk for the development of type 2 diabetes in individuals with prediabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A population-based prospective study was conducted among 1,011 Chinese participants with prediabetes (average age 55.6 ± 7.2 years). Incident type 2 diabetes was diagnosed according to the American Diabetes Association 2010 criteria. Serum RBP4 levels...