Sex differences in cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk estimation in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Alessandra Dei CasRaffaella AldigeriAlessandro MantovaniMaria MasulliLuisa PalmisanoFranco CavalotKatia BonomoMarco Giorgio BaroniEfisio CossuGisella CavalloFlavia Agata CiminiRaffaella BuzzettiCarmen MignognaFrida LeonettiSimonetta BacciRoberto TrevisanMario Luca MorieriRiccardo Maria PollisGiovanni TargherSaula Vigili de Kreutzenberg

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)

Both men and women with T1D are at high CVD risk. The 10-year estimated CVD risk was higher in men aged <55 years than in women of similar age, but these sex differences disappeared at age ≥55 years, suggesting that female sex was no longer protective.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease
pregnancy outcomes
breast cancer risk
skeletal muscle
pregnant women
cardiovascular events