In people with diabetes, the mitochondrial peptide MOTSc was a key feature in the random forest model predicting the atherogenic index of plasma.
In plain wordsIn people with diabetes, the body's own MOTSc was one of the key markers linked to the atherogenic index of plasma.
- Peptide
- MOTS-c
- Outcome
- Not applicableMOTSc as predictor of atherogenic index of plasma in diabetes
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Mitochondrial function · Metabolic and weight
Source sentences
In the diabetes group, 8-OHdG remained moderately predictive, whereas the mitochondrial peptide MOTSc and inflammatory markers (IL-1β) were key features.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Participants were divided into normal (< 5.7%), prediabetic (5.7-6.4%), and diabetic (≥ 6.5%) groups based on their HbA1c values.
This result measures the body's own MOTS-c. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.