Impact of type 2 diabetes and microvascular complications on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in a multiethnic Asian population.
Jonathan YapKamalesh AnbalakanWan Ting TayDaniel TingCarol Yim-Lui CheungSabanayagam CharumathiChing-Yu ChengTien-Yin WongKhung Keong YeoPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
Diabetes is a significant predictor of mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in Asian patients without prior cardiovascular disease. Among patients with type 2 diabetes, poorer glycemic control was associated with increased MACE but not mortality rates. Greater burden of microvascular complications identified a subset of patients with poorer outcomes.
Keyphrases
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- blood glucose
- end stage renal disease
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle