Association between diabetes mellitus and the risk for major cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality in women compared with men: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous studies have reported sex differences in associations between diabetes mellitus (DM) and the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke; however, the risk for cardiac death and all-cause mortality in women compared with men has not been reported. Therefore, this quantitative meta-analysis was performed to provide reliable estimates of sex differences in the effect of DM on major cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality, irrespective of DM type.

Design

Meta-analysis.

Data sources

The PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched in April 2018.

Eligibility criteria

Investigations designed as prospective cohort studies that examined the association between DM and major cardiovascular outcom

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661591 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature