OC04_04 Extreme Cardiac and Renal Mortality From Diabetes: 12-Year Blood-Based Prospective Study of 150,000 Mexican Adults

Previous studies of high-income (mostly Caucasian) populations have found that diabetes mellitus confers about a 3-fold increased risk of vascular disease at ages 40-59 and 2-fold increase at ages 60-69. In Mexico, diabetes is much more common than in most other countries but its relevance to mortality is unclear.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J. Alegre-D íaz, W. Herrington, M. López-Cervantes, L. Gnatiuc, R. Ramirez, M. Hill, C. Baigent, S. Lewington, R. Collins, R. Tapia-Conyer, R. Peto, J. Emberson, P. Kuri-Morales, Mexico City Prospective Study Collaboration Tags: Oral Abstract Source Type: research