Type 2 diabetes in South Asians compared to Europeans: Higher risk and earlier development of major cardiovascular events irrespective of the presence and degree of retinopathy. Results from The HinDu The Hague Diabetes Study.
Judith van NielPetronella H L M Geelhoed-DuijvestijnMattijs E NumansAan V KharagjitsingRimke C VosPublished in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2021)
When adjusted for age at diabetes diagnosis, we show that time until first non-fatal MACE in South Asians is significantly shorter compared to Europeans and increases from no- to severe DR.