Impact of Being Eligible for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment on All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events: Regression Discontinuity Design Study.

Irene PetersenSia Kromann NicolaisenFederico Ricciardi Manuj Sharma Reimar Wernich Thomsen Gianluca BaioLars Pedersen

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2020)

Individuals with first record of HbA1c measure just above treatment threshold experienced a 21% lower rate of death or CVE than those just below. Lifestyle modifications and cardiovascular risk-factor management may contribute to this reduced rate.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
weight loss