Ideal cardiovascular health and the prevalence and progression of coronary artery calcification in adults with and without type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2010, the American Heart Association defined seven metrics (smoking, BMI, physical activity, diet, total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting plasma glucose) for ideal cardiovascular health (ICH). Subsequent studies have shown that the prevalence of achieving these metrics is very low in the general population. Adults with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but no studies to date have been published on the prevalence of ICH in this population.

Research design and methods

Data for this analysis were collected as part of the prospective Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 1 Diabetes study. This analysis involved 546 subjects with type 1 diabetes and 631 subjects without diabetes who had complete information for calculating

SUBMITTER: Alman AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3898750 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature