Serum level of triglycerides is a potent risk factor comparable to LDL cholesterol for coronary heart disease in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: subanalysis of …

H Sone, S Tanaka, S Tanaka, S Iimuro… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Context: Risk factors for cardiovascular complications in Japanese patients with diabetes
have not been fully elucidated. Objective: Our objective was to determine incidence of and …

Comparison of waist-to-hip ratio and other obesity indices as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk in people with type-2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study from …

S Czernichow, AP Kengne, RR Huxley… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this study was to compare the strength of associations and discrimination
capability of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) …

Stroke in the diabetic and non-diabetic population in Germany: relative and attributable risks, 2005–2007

A Icks, M Scheer, J Genz, G Giani, G Glaeske… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Reduction of cardiovascular events has been declared to be a main
objective in diabetes care. Little is known about incidences of stroke in the diabetic …

Diabetes and Ischemic Stroke

HW Nam - The Journal of Korean Diabetes - e-jkd.org
Stroke is the second most frequent cause of death, resulting in 20% of deaths in diabetic
patients. The relative risk of stroke is increased on average by 3-to-5 fold in the diabetic …