The Claim

The addition of suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP measurements to the SCORE2-Diabetes risk model improves the model's ability to reclassify individuals into more accurate risk categories for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Source: Inflammatory biomarkers suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP and 13-year risk of mortality and MACE in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

What the research says

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In plain English

Adding three blood biomarkers—suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP—to the SCORE2-Diabetes risk calculator improves how accurately it identifies which adults with type 2 diabetes are at higher or lower risk of death or serious heart events.

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Adding suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP measurements to the SCORE2-Diabetes risk model improves its ability to reclassify individuals into more accurate risk categories for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Why this might work

Persistent inflammation in the blood vessels damages the inner lining, causes fatty deposits to become unstable, and triggers clot formation, which leads to heart attacks, strokes, or death.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Inflammatory biomarkers suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP and 13-year risk of mortality and MACE in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

    Doctors can better predict which type 2 diabetes patients are at highest risk of heart problems or death by adding three simple blood tests for inflammation markers — suPAR, IL-6, and hsCRP — to their usual risk calculator. The study proved this makes the predictions more accurate.

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