Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Profile From Childhood to Midlife Between Individuals Who Did and Did Not Develop Diabetes at Follow-up: The Bogalusa Heart Study.
Tingting DuCamilo FernandezRupert BarshopYajun GuoMarie Krousel-WoodWei ChenLu QiEmily HarvilleFranck Mauvais-JarvisVivian A FonsecaLydia A BazzanoPublished in: Diabetes care (2019)
The greater exposure of women to and burden of CVRFs associated with diagnosis of diabetes may help to explain the stronger impact of diabetes as a major risk factor for cardiovascular events in women compared with men.