Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle in Association With Microvascular Complications Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The association between an overall healthy lifestyle and the subsequent risk of microvascular complications among patients with diabetes remains unclear.

Objective

To examine the association between adherence to a healthy lifestyle before and after diabetes diagnosis and the risk of subsequent microvascular complications among adults with diabetes.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study included incident patients with type 2 diabetes who were free of cardiovascular disease and cancer at the time of diabetes diagnosis and completed the diabetes supplementary questionnaires in the Nurses' Health Study (in 2000 and 2005) and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (in 2000, 2004, and 2008) in the US. Data were analyzed from April to A

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature