Higher Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Females with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews.
Clyve Yu Leon YaowBryan ChongYip-Han ChinMartin Tze Wah KuehCheng Han NgKai En ChanAnsel Shao Pin TangCharlotte ChungRachel GohGwyneth KongMark MuthiahIndah SukmawatiAntonia Anna LukitoMark Y ChanChin Meng KhooAnurag MehtaMamas A MamasGeorgios K DimitriadisNicholas W S ChewPublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2023)
This umbrella review demonstrates that females with T2DM have a higher risk of cardiovascular outcomes than male counterparts. Future research should address the basis of this heterogeneity and epidemiological factors for better quality of evidence, and identify actionable interventions that will narrow these sex disparities.