Cholesterol levels and development of cardiovascular disease in Koreans with type 2 diabetes mellitus and without pre-existing cardiovascular disease

Cholesterol levels and development of cardiovascular disease in Koreans with type 2 diabetes mellitus and without pre-existing cardiovascular disease

Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to identify a threshold for the cholesterol level at which the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) begins to increase in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, 2,077,135 peo...

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Main Authors: Mee Kyoung Kim, Kyungdo Han, Han Na Joung, Ki-Hyun Baek, Ki-Ho Song, Hyuk-Sang Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Cholesterol
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia
Korea
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0943-9

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