Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Xavier PiSunyer,
George L. Blackburn,
Frederick L. Brancati,
George A. Bray,
Renee Bright,
Jeanne M. Clark,
Jeffrey M. Curtis,
Mark A. Espeland,
John P. Foreyt,
Kathryn Graves,
Steven M. Haffner,
Barbara Harrison,
James O. Hill,
Edward S. Horton,
John M. Jakicic,
Robert W. Jeffery,
Karen Johnson,
Steven E. Kahn,
David E. Kelley,
Abbas E. Kitabchi,
William C. Knowler,
Cora E. Lewis,
Barbara J. Maschak-Carey,
Brenda K. Montgomery,
David M. Nathan,
Jennifer Patricio,
Anne L. Peters,
J. Bruce Redmon,
Rebecca S. Reeves,
Donna H. Ryan,
Monika M. Safford,
Brent Van Dorsten,
Thomas A. Wadden,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben,
Rena R. Wing,
Jack A. Yanovski
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc07-0048
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , weight loss , type 2 diabetes , incidence (geometry) , creatinine , blood pressure , randomized controlled trial , lipid profile , endocrinology , obesity , physics , optics
The effectiveness of intentional weight loss in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in type 2 diabetes is unknown. This report describes 1-year changes in CVD risk factors in a trial designed to examine the long-term effects of an intensive lifestyle intervention on the incidence of major CVD events.
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