SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Associations of hs-CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6 with obesity in Nigerian adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
BMC Endocrine Disorders
Cross-sectional observational study with clear associations between inflammatory biomarkers and obesity in a defined population, but cross-sectional design precludes causal inference and generalizability beyond Southwest Nigeria is uncertain.
Reported
Sample size (T2DM)151
Sample size (healthy controls)100
hs-CRP correlation with BMI (Spea…0.42