Risk factors for micro and macrovascular disease in black and white patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus Comparação de fatores de risco para complicações micro e macrovasculares em pacientes com Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 negros e brancos

Risk factors for micro and macrovascular disease in black and white patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus Comparação de fatores de risco para complicações micro e macrovasculares em pacientes com Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 negros e brancos

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is higher in black patients. The reason for this finding is still unknown. The objective of this study was to analyze the micro and macrovascular risk factor profile of type 2 DM patients without advanced diabetic n...

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Main Authors: Caroline Kaercher Kramer, Cristiane Bauermann Leitão, Lana Catani Pinto, Juliana Boza, Sandra Pinho Silveiro, Jorge Luiz Gross, Luis Henrique Canani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2009-01-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Etnia
Complicações crônicas
Fatores de risco
Ethnicity
Chronic complications
Risk factors
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