Risk for composite vascular events increased at threshold of 6.8 to 7.0 percent for patients with ischemic stroke, diabetes
Read More »Men Have Increased Mortality Risk After Bariatric Surgery
30-day mortality rate increased fivefold in men versus women; overall mortality rate increased 2.7-fold
Read More »Alendronate May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Adjusted odds ratio for type 2 diabetes further reduced for those with more than eight years of alendronate use
Read More »SGLT2 Inhibitors May Cut Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
SGLT2 inhibitors, compared with GLP-1 RAs, linked to lower risk for heart failure hospitalization in patients with T2DM, with or without CVD
Read More »Insulin Resistance Linked to Risk for Stroke, Death in T2DM
Those with lowest insulin resistance, as measured by highest estimated glucose disposal rate, had lowest risk for stroke, death
Studies Evaluate Accuracy of eGFR Equations That Omit Race
Two studies describe strategies for estimating glomerular filtration rate without the use of race in the equations
Read More »Two-Hour OGTT Can Predict Future Episodic Memory Decline
Higher value on OGTT at baseline linked to worse performance and greater decline in word-list delayed recall test
Read More »From 1999 to 2019, Death Rates Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
Death rates higher in rural areas for both males and females; difference in rates widened during study period
Read More »Greater Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Diabetes Remission
However, above 20 percent total weight loss, rates of initial diabetes remission do not increase substantially
Read More »Insulin Resistance Linked to Risk for Major Depressive Disorder
Three surrogate measures of insulin resistance linked to increased risk for incident major depression
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