Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Framingham Versus UKPDS Equations

Conclusions About one-fourth of adults with T2DM and metabolic syndrome had high level of CVD risk (>20%). In practice, people with diabetes and metabolic syndrome could be managed earlier and more intensively based on their risk estimated by the Framingham or UKPDS equations.

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Source: The Diabetes Educator - March 25, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Kim, C.-J., Kang, H. S., Schlenk, E. A., Chae, S.-M. Tags: Features Source Type: research