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Sex differences in cardiovascular risk management for people with diabetes in primary care: a cross-sectional study.

Marit de JongRimke C VosRianneke de RitterCarla J van der KallenSimone J SepMark WoodwardCoen DA StehouwerMichiel L BotsSanne Ae Peters
Published in: BJGP open (2019)
In this Dutch primary care setting, sex differences in risk factor assessment and treatment of people with diabetes were small. However, women with diabetes were less likely to achieve control for LDL-c and more likely to achieve blood pressure control than men with diabetes.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • blood pressure
  • risk factors
  • metabolic syndrome
  • general practice
  • adipose tissue
  • heart rate
  • hypertensive patients