Waist circumference is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in male but not female patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract Background Although studies have shown that waist circumference (WC) is positively associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases among the normal population, few studies have investigated WC in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods This was a post hoc analysi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01007-6 |