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Carotid ultrasound and glucose tolerance test were performed, and subjects were grouped and analyzed based on the results of the carotid ultrasound and glucose tolerance test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 208 participants were enrolled in this study. Serum Metrnl concentrations were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The predictive value of Metrnl for carotid plaque development in T2DM patients was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Serum Metrnl levels were elevated in the T2DM with carotid plaque group compared to those without (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Multivariate stepwise regression analysis revealed that Metrnl was an independent influencing factor for carotid intima-media thickness. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that serum Metrnl remained independently associated with carotid plaque formation after adjusting for multiple confounders. ROC curve analysis indicated that the area under the curve for Metrnl in predicting carotid plaque in T2DM patients was 0.724 (95% confidence interval: 0.648\u20130.800), with a sensitivity of 71.3% and specificity of 67.9%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated Metrnl levels are a risk factor for carotid plaque formation in T2DM patients, suggesting a potential role of Metrnl in the initiation and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in diabetic individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/20420188261419199","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,12]],"date-time":"2026-02-12T14:36:03Z","timestamp":1770906963000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Clinical significance of meteorin-like protein in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with carotid plaque complications"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-9794-1452","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xia","family":"Deng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongmin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Xianning Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianning, Hubei, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Qin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xunan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziyan","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ling","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guoyue","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/physrev.00045.2011"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2174\/0115733998271863231116062601"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.115.306884"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41569-024-01115-w"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000096729"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ahj.2005.01.010"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.expneurol.2011.09.027"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12967-021-02751-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cns.12219"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cell.2014.03.065"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/DMSO.S447127"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/(SICI)1096-9136(199807)15:7<539::AID-DIA668>3.0.CO;2-S"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_14_2","article-title":"Association between Metrnl and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus","volume":"15","author":"Li C","year":"2024","unstructured":"Li C, Huang Q, Zhuang Y, et al. 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