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Longitudinal improvement in the cardiometabolic health score is significantly associated with a lower risk of heart failure.
If you have Type 2 Diabetes, working to improve your cardiometabolic health over time—such as reducing waist circumference, improving kidney markers, or better controlling blood pressure and blood sugar—can significantly lower your risk of developing heart failure, even if you started with a lower health score.
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Improvement in CMH was significantly associated with lower risk of overall HF (adjusted HR per 1-unit increase in score at 4 years: 0.80, 95% CI 0.70–0.91).
Why this rating
Longitudinal analysis within a large RCT with external validation.
Source
Optimal cardiometabolic health and risk of heart failure in type 2 diabetes: an analysis from the Look AHEAD trial
Kershaw V. Patel et al. · European Journal of Heart Failure · 2022
DOI 10.1002/ejhf.2723
cohort · n=5080Cited 13×
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