title: Triglyceride, albuminuria and blood pressure are the major associations of non-fatal cardiovascular disease in Chinese type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We studied risk factors for CVD in a cohort of Chinese type 2 diabetic patients recruited between July 1994 and August 1998. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) was defined as a history of: (i) confirmed coronary artery disease (with typical electrocardiographic changes or a positive exercise tolerance test) in patients under care of a cardiologist; (ii) documented myocardial infarction; or (iii) coronary interventions such as angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) was defined as any definite cerebral vascular event with or without residual neurological deficit. CVD was defined as a history of IHD or CVA. The study enrolled 3333 patients, including 1370 men (41.1%) and 1963 women (58.9%) of mean age 55.9+/-13.3 years (range, 16-91 years; median, 57 years). A total of 279 patients (8.4%) had CVD (including 4.1% with CVA, 4.9% with IHD, and 0.6% with both CVA and IHD). Men had an overall higher rate of CVD than women (10.1% vs. 7.1%, p=0.002). All cardiovascular diseases showed a progressive increase in prevalence with increasing age with the peak among those aged </=60 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the predictive value of age, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin, lipid profiles, albuminuria, smoking and family history of diabetes on the risk of CVD. In women, age, systolic blood pressure and triglyceride level and in men, age and albuminuria, were predictive for CVD. In conclusion, 8.4% of Hong Kong Chinese type 2 diabetic patients being followed in a hospital out-patient setting have a history of established and confirmed cardiovascular disease. Age, systolic blood pressure, triglyceride and albuminuria were the major independent risk factors for non-fatal cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Alice HML Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: G T C
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: J C N
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: V T F
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: R C W
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cockram
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000419:Albuminuria; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides