Identification and Predictors for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equivalents among Adults With Diabetes Mellitus.
Yanglu ZhaoShaista MalikMatthew J BudoffAdolfo CorreaKellan E AshleyElizabeth SelvinKarol E WatsonNathan D WongPublished in: Diabetes care (2021)
Diabetes is a CVD risk equivalent in one-fifth of CVD-free adults living with diabetes. High HbA1c, long diabetes duration, and diabetes medication use were predictors of CVD risk equivalence. Diabetes is a CVD risk equivalent for women, white people, those of younger age, with higher triglycerides or CRP, or reduced kidney function.