Sex differences in cardiovascular risk management for people with diabetes in primary care: a cross-sectional study

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Marit de JongSanne Ae Peters

Abstract

Diabetes is a stronger risk factor for cardiovascular complications in women than men. To evaluate whether there are sex differences in cardiovascular risk management in patients with diabetes in primary care. A cross-sectional study was undertaken using data from 12 512 individuals with diabetes within the Dutch Julius General Practitioners Network (JGPN) from 2013. Linear and Poisson regression analyses were used to assess sex differences in risk factor levels, assessment, treatment, and control. No sex differences were found in HbA1c levels and control, while small differences were found for cardiovascular risk management. Blood pressure levels were higher (mean difference [MD] 1.09 mmHg; 95% confidence intervals [CI] = 0.41 to 1.77), while cholesterol levels (MD -0.38 mmol/l; 95% CI = -0.42 to -0.34) and body mass index ([BMI] MD -1.79 kg/m2; 95% CI = -2.03 to 1.56) were lower in men than women. Risk factor assessment was similar between sexes, apart from high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), which was more commonly assessed in women (risk ratio [RR] 1.16; 95% CI = 1.13 to 1.20). Among those with a treatment indication for prevention, women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) were less likely to receive lipid-lowering...Continue Reading

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Jan 5, 2020·Biology of Sex Differences·Rianneke de RitterSanne A E Peters
Oct 5, 2020·Diabetes Therapy : Research, Treatment and Education of Diabetes and Related Disorders·Nikolaos PapanasNikolaos Tentolouris
Oct 8, 2020·BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care·Marit de JongUNKNOWN Diabetes Pearl from the Parelsnoer Initiative

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