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Each individual component of the composite outcome was significantly higher among statin users
Read More »Statin Initiation Linked to Greater Progression of Diabetes
Final Report Released on Reassessing Inclusion of Race in eGFR
Task force recommends immediate implementation of CKD-EPI creatinine equation refit without race variable in all U.S. labs
Read More »Dialysis Facility Quality Tied to Odds of Transplant Wait-Listing
However, rural and geographical disparities also exist in wait-listing
Read More »Increase in BP at Night Ups Risk for Death in Diabetes Patients
Relative to those with dip in nighttime SBP, nondippers, reverse dippers have higher prevalence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy
Read More »PFAS Exposure in Early Pregnancy Tied to Duration of Breastfeeding
Increased serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances associated with increased risk for terminating breastfeeding
Read More »Health Care Costs for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome High in the U.S.
Pregnancy-related and long-term health morbidities attributable to PCOS add to overall economic burden
Read More »Admission HbA1c Linked to Vascular Event Risk in Stroke Patients
Risk for composite vascular events increased at threshold of 6.8 to 7.0 percent for patients with ischemic stroke, diabetes
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
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
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