Diabetes with poor-control HbA1c is cardiovascular disease ‘risk equivalent’ for mortality: UK Biobank and Hong Kong population-based cohort study

Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has traditionally been considered a coronary heart disease ‘risk equivalent’ for future mortality, but significant heterogeneity exists across people with T2DM. This study aims to determine the risk of all-cause mortality of patients with cardiovascular d...

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Main Authors: Ian C K Wong, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam, Esther W Y Chan, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Hin Moi Youn, Ivy Lynn Mak, Kam Suen Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-01-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/11/1/e003075.full