Prospective study of hemoglobin A1c and incident carotid artery plaque in Chinese adults without diabetes

Abstract Background Diabetes has been reported to be associated with carotid artery plaque (CAP). However, it remains unclear whether hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level, a marker for long-term glycemic status, is associated with altered CAP risk in individuals with fasting blood glucose (FBG) concentratio...

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Main Authors: Renying Xu, Ting Zhang, Yanping Wan, Zhuping Fan, Xiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0963-5