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Compared with normoglycemic persons, the adjusted relative risks for incident elevated hs-cTnT were 1.40 for prediabetes and 2.47 for diabetes mellitus.
Clinicians should consider the increased risk of myocardial damage in patients with prediabetes and diabetes mellitus.
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Compared with normoglycemic persons, the adjusted relative risks for incident elevated hs-cTnT were 1.40 (95% CI, 1.08-1.80) for prediabetes and 2.47 (95% CI, 1.78-3.43) for diabetes mellitus.
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Based on a large cohort study design.
Source
Diabetes Mellitus, Prediabetes, and Incidence of Subclinical Myocardial Damage
Elizabeth Selvin et al. · Circulation · 2014
DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010815
cohort · n=9051Cited 234×
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