Predictive scores for identifying patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at risk of acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present study evaluated the application of incorporating non-linear J/U-shaped relationships between mean HbA1c and cholesterol levels into risk scores for predicting acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and non-AMI-related sudden cardiac death (SCD) respectively, amongst patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods

This was a territory-wide cohort study of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus above the age 40 and free from prior AMI and SCD, with or without prescriptions of anti-diabetic agents between January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2009 at government-funded hospitals and clinics in Hong Kong. Patients recruited were followed up until 31 December 2019 or their date of death. Risk scores were developed for predicting incident AMI and non-AMI-related S

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature