Association among Lifestyle Factors, Obesity, C-peptide Secretion, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk in Adults with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study

Objectives This study examined the association among lifestyle factors, obesity, and C-peptide secretion, metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 99 participants completed measures of lifestyle factors and the anthropometric, metabolic, and glycemic indices. Obesity was classified by body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2. C-peptide...