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The moderating role of central adiposity, sex and age, on the association between animal- and plant-based protein intake and the 20-year cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes: the ATTICA cohort study (2002–2022)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03995-9

Published Online: 2026-06-06

Published Print: 2026-06

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Authors

Kechagia, Ioanna

Barkas, Fotios

Yannakoulia, Mary

Liberopoulos, Evangelos

Sfikakis, Petros P.

Pitsavos, Christos

Panagiotakos, Demosthenes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-153X
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Harokopio University
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Article History

Received: 22 May 2025

Accepted: 9 May 2026

First Online: 6 June 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

: The ATTICA study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1989) of the World Medical Association and was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Athens Medical School (#017/1.5.2001), and the Ethics Committee of the Harokopio University (#38/29.03.2022). All participants were informed about the aims and procedures and agreed to participate providing signed written consent.

: Consent for publication is available on request from the corresponding author.

: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.

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