Trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors in people with and without diabetes mellitus: a Middle Eastern cohort study.

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To investigate secular trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during a decade of follow-up in a Middle Eastern cohort, and to compare observed trends between diabetic and non-diabetic populations. METHODS: In a population of 6181 participants (2622 males and 3559 female...

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Main Authors: Younes Jahangiri-Noudeh, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Neda Zafari, Davood Khalili, Maryam Tohidi, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4251920?pdf=render