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HbA1c is an independent predictor of non-fatal cardiovascular disease in a Caucasian population without diabetes: a 10-year follow-up of the Hoorn Study

DOI

47

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0

References

2010

Year

Esther van ‘t Riet, J.M. Rijkelijkhuizen, Marjan Alssema, Giel Nijpels, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, R.J. Heine, Joost Dekker
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Abstract

In Caucasian men and especially in women between 50 and 75 years of age who are without diabetes, high HbA1c levels are associated with increased risk of future non-fatal CVD, independent of other CVD risk factors.