Güzel, SavaşSeven, ArzuKocaoglu, Aliİlk, BanuGüzel, Eda ÇelikSaraçoğlu Varol, GamzeÇelebi, Asian2022-05-112022-05-1120131479-16411752-8984https://doi.org/10.1177/1479164112440815https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/5601Background: Diabetic patients often exhibit severe, asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). The relationship between osteoprotegerin (OPG), inflammatory markers and silent myocardial ischemia remains to be elucidated. Methods: We recruited 45 type 2 diabetic patients and 33 healthy controls and assessed them for silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) by myocardial perfusion imaging. Patient blood was tested for OPG, IL-6 and leptin concentrations. Results: OPG, leptin and IL-6 levels were found significantly elevated in diabetic patients (p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.05). Based on our classification of presence/absence of SMI in our diabetic group, we found that there was a significant association between SMI and the biomarkers IL-6 (p <0.001), leptin (p<0.001) and OPG (p <0.05). In multivariate regression analyses, OPG was found to be significantly related to diabetes mellitus and to SMI. Age, sex and smoking increased the association between OPG and SMI. Conclusion: High OPG, leptin and IL-6 levels are associated with the presence and severity of SMI in type 2 diabetic patients.en10.1177/1479164112440815info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDiabetes mellitustype 2 diabetesIL-6leptinmyocardial ischemiaosteoprotegerincoronary artery diseaseCoronary-Artery CalcificationPlasma OsteoprotegerinCirculating OsteoprotegerinInsulin SensitivityDiseaseRiskMicroalbuminuriaAtherosclerosisHypertensionPrevalenceArticle1012531Q2WOS:0003143279000042-s2.0-8487182782322496403Q2