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Higher frequency of lifestyle counseling was associated with lower incidence of death and cardiovascular events.
Increasing lifestyle counseling frequency may lead to better health outcomes for diabetic patients.
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In multivariable analysis, higher frequency of lifestyle counseling was associated with lower incidence of the primary outcome (hazard ratio 0.88 [95% CI 0.82–0.94]; P < 0.001).
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Based on multivariable analysis with significant results.
Source
Lifestyle Counseling and Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
Huabing Zhang et al. · Diabetes Care · 2019
DOI 10.2337/dc19-0629
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