Betaine and Trimethylamine-N-Oxide as Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcomes Show Different Patterns in Diabetes Mellitus: An Observational Study.
BACKGROUND:Betaine is a major osmolyte, also important in methyl group metabolism.Concentrations of betaine, its metabolite dimethylglycine and analog trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in blood are cardiovascular risk markers.Diabetes disturbs betaine: does diabetes alter associations between betaine-related measures and cardiovascular risk? METHODS:Pl