Is paternal race a risk factor for preterm birth?
Paternal black race is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in white mothers, which suggests a paternal contribution to fetal genotype that ultimately influences the risk for preterm delivery.
In contrast to previous findings, fetuin-A was higher in type 2 diabetes-PAD patients than in type 2 diabetes-non-PAD patients. In NGM-PAD patients, fetuin-A was also higher than in type 2 diabetes-non-PAD patients. In type 2 diabetes-PAD patients, fetuin-A was inversely associated with mediasclerosis-the calcification process pathognomonic for diabetic PAD. This association persisted in multivariate regression, which is in line with the calcification inhibition in coronary heart or renal disease.