Degree of joint risk factor control and hazard of mortality in diabetes patients: a matched cohort study in UK Biobank

Abstract Background Diabetes patients are at higher risk for mortality than the general population; however, little is known about whether the excess mortality risk associated with diabetes could be mitigated or nullified via controlling for risk factors. Methods We included 18,535 diabetes patients...

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Main Authors: Jian Zhou, Xuan Wang, Rui Tang, Minghao Kou, Hao Ma, Xiang Li, Yoriko Heianza, Vivian Fonseca, Lu Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03288-0