Association of gender with symptoms and complications in type II diabetes mellitus.
Females with Type II diabetes appear more likely than males to experience symptoms and vascular complications related to their disease.
Summerson
J H
JH
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Spangler
J G
JG
Bell
R A
RA
Shelton
B J
BJ
Konen
J C
JC
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires