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2001

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Diabetes And All-Cause And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Us Male Physicians, Paulo A. Lotufo, Joann E. Manson Jan 2001

Diabetes And All-Cause And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Us Male Physicians, Paulo A. Lotufo, Joann E. Manson

Paulo A Lotufo

Background: While diabetes has long been associated

with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), the

magnitude of risk of diabetes-related CHD is uncertain.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of diabetes and prior

CHD on all-cause and CHD mortality.

Methods: In a prospective cohort study of 91 285 US

male physicians aged 40 to 84 years, participants were

divided into 4 groups: (1) a reference group of 82 247

men free of both diabetes and CHD (previous myocardial

infarction and/or angina) at baseline, (2) 2317 men

with a history of diabetes but not CHD, (3) 5906 men

with a history …


O Nosso Amigo Esfigmomanômetro [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo Jan 2001

O Nosso Amigo Esfigmomanômetro [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo

Paulo A Lotufo

No abstract provided.