Open AccessRelationship between a single measurement at baseline of body mass index, glycated hemoglobin, and the risk of mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Oliver Brown,
Pierluigi Costanzo,
Andrew L. Clark,
Gianluigi Condorelli,
John G.F. Cleland,
Thozhukat Sathyapalan,
David Hepburn,
Eric S. Kilpatrick,
Stephen L. Atkin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.498
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2574-0954
DOI - 10.1097/xce.0000000000000202
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , glycated hemoglobin , overweight , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , obesity , cohort , proportional hazards model , endocrinology
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between a single measurement at baseline of body mass index (BMI), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and subsequent clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).