Risks and Population Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Associated with Diabetes in China: A Prospective Study of 0.5 Million Adults.

Fiona BraggLiming LiLing YangYu GuoYiping ChenZheng BianJunshi ChenRory CollinsRichard PetoChunmei WangCaixia DongRong PanJinyi ZhouXin XuZhengming Chennull null

Published in: PLoS medicine (2016)

Among Chinese adults, diabetes is associated with significantly increased risks of major cardiovascular diseases. The increasing prevalence and younger age of onset of diabetes foreshadow greater diabetes-attributable disease burden in China.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
glycemic control
risk factors
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular events
human health
risk assessment
insulin resistance