Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Diabetic Men and Women Using Hemoglobin A_1c vs Diabetes as a High-Risk Equivalent

Cardiovascular risk prediction in diabetic men and women using hemoglobin A1c vs diabetes as a high-risk equivalent.

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether models that include hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) levels only for diabetic patients improve the ability to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with the currently recommended classification of diabetes as a cardiovascular risk equivalent. METHODS A total of 24 674 women (including 685 diabetic participants at baseline) and 11 280 men (including 563 ...

Potential Effect of Opium Consumption on Controlling Diabetes and Some Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients

Background: Due to this belief that opium may have beneficial effects on diabetes or cardiovascular risk factors, the present study aimed to assess the potential and possible effects of opium consumption on diabetes control and some cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic patients. Methods: This study enrolled 374 diabetic subjects from diabetes care centers in Kerman, Iran including opium user...

Hemoglobin Concentration and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Korean Men and Women - The Korean Heart Study

This study investigated the relationship between hemoglobin concentration and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). A total of 407,858 subjects (256,851 men, aged 30-94 yr), who underwent physical examination at 17 Korean nationwide health examination centers, was included in this study. Data regarding CVD incidence were obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance database. In ...

Metabolomic prediction of diabetes and cardiovascular risk.

diabetes (impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance) and even those with high-normal glucose levels [3] . Numerous studies have demonstrated greater insulin resistance (i.e., lower insulin sensitivity) in certain demographic groups: older subjects vs. younger subjects; African Americans vs. Caucasians; sedentary persons vs. active persons, among other examples. However, these differe...

Osteoporosis: a cardiovascular risk factor equivalent to type 2 diabetes