Low birthweight in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular events and mortality.

Aleksander L Hansen Charlotte Brøns Leonie M Engelhard Mette K Andersen Torben Hansen Jens Steen Nielsen Peter Vestergaard Kurt Højlund Niels Jessen Michaels Hecht Olsen Henrik Toft Sorensen Reimar Wernich Thomsen Allan Arthur Vaag

Published in: Diabetologia (2024)

Having a birthweight <3000 g is associated with higher CVD risk among patients with type 2 diabetes, driven primarily by risk of stroke and CVD death.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
gestational age
cardiovascular disease
atrial fibrillation
preterm birth
risk factors