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Participants with 3 and 6-7 cardiovascular risk factors controlled had lower risks of all-cause mortality, with HRs of 0.77 and 0.43, respectively.

Practitioners should encourage patients to manage multiple cardiovascular risk factors to reduce mortality risk.

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Compared with participants with 0-2 risk factors controlled, those with 3 and 6-7 factors controlled had lower risks of all-cause mortality [HRs: 0.77 (95% CI: 0.73-0.81) and 0.43 (0.38-0.48), respectively].
ZengLei Zhang et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2026

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Based on a large cohort study with a significant number of participants.

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Mortality and cumulative cardiovascular risk factor control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study

ZengLei Zhang et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2026

DOI 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag012

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