Impaired fasting glucose, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men: the Rotterdam Study.

Anke H Maitland-van der ZeeKan WangElif AribasLana FaniAlis HeshmatollahM Kamran IkramMaryam Kavousi

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)

IFG carried a large lifetime risk for incident CVD among both women and men compared with normoglycemia. In particular among men, the risk was comparable to that of T2D. Overweight/Obesity modifies the risk and conferred a larger burden of lifetime CVD risk among women and men with IFG.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
middle aged
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
breast cancer risk
physical activity
blood pressure
coronary artery disease
adipose tissue
risk factors
pregnant women
body mass index
cervical cancer screening