Heart Disease and Diabetes Incidence and Clinic Biomarkers

Abstract

Heart disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes. Meta-analyses have demonstrated a pooled relative risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) that is approximately twofold higher overall in adults with diabetes compared to those without diabetes. In studies that further stratify results by sex, the relative risk of CHD is higher in women than men in the presence of diabetes.