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Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome on Macrovascular and Microvascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
C A Cull,
Christine C. Jensen,
Ravi Retnakaran,
Rury R. Holman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.733428
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , metabolic syndrome , type 2 diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , national cholesterol education program , type 2 diabetes , relative risk , prospective cohort study , macrovascular disease , disease , united kingdom prospective diabetes study , endocrinology
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. We examined retrospectively the degree to which the presence of MetS in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus increased their risk of diabetic complications using United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study data.

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