Diabetic Polyneuropathy Early in Type 2 Diabetes Is Associated With Higher Incidence Rate of Cardiovascular Disease: Results From Two Danish Cohort Studies.
Lasse BjergSia K NicolaisenDiana H ChristensenJens S NielsenSigne T AndersenMarit E JørgensenTroels S JensenAnnelli SandbækHenning AndersenHenning Beck-NielsenHenrik T SørensenDaniel R WitteReimar W ThomsenMorten CharlesPublished in: Diabetes care (2021)
The MNSIq may be a tool to identify a subgroup within individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes with a high incidence rate of subsequent CVD. MNSIq scores ≥4, indicating DPN, were associated with a markedly higher incidence rate of CVD, beyond that conferred by established CVD risk factors.