Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events in Women vs Men With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women compared with men in the general population may be diminished among those with diabetes.

Objective

To evaluate cardiometabolic risk factors and their management in association with CVD events in women vs men with type 1 diabetes enrolled in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data obtained during the combined DCCT (randomized clinical trial, conducted 1983-1993) and EDIC (observational study, conducted 1994 to present) studies through April 30, 2018 (mean [SD] follow-up, 28.8 [5.8] years), at 27 clinical centers in the US and Canada. Data analyses were perform

SUBMITTER: Braffett BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9459657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature