Research
Metabolic adaptation
The risk of cardiovascular events or death increases progressively from normoglycaemic to newly diagnosed diabetics.
Interventions aimed at improving glucose metabolism may reduce cardiovascular risk across different populations.
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In this large multiethnic cohort, the risk of CV events or death increased progressively among individuals who were normoglycaemic, IFG or IGT, and newly diagnosed diabetics.
Why this rating
Based on a large prospective cohort study design.
Source
Glucose levels are associated with cardiovascular disease and death in an international cohort of normal glycaemic and dysglycaemic men and women: the EpiDREAM cohort study
Anand Ss et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2011
cohort · n=18990Cited 108×
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