Differences in the Cardiometabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes according to Gender and the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the eControl Study

Joint Authors

Franch-Nadal, Josep
Mata-Cases, Manel
Vinagre, Irene
Patitucci, Flor
Hermosilla, Eduard
Casellas, Aina
Bolivar, Bonaventura
Mauricio, Dídac

Source

International Journal of Endocrinology

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-09-21

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Biology

Abstract EN

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess differences in the control and treatment of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF: HbA1c, blood pressure [BP], LDL-cholesterol, body mass index, and smoking habit) according to gender and the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Catalonia, Spain.

The study included available data from electronic medical records for a total of 286,791 patients.

After controlling for sex, age, diabetes duration, and treatment received, both men and women with prior CVD had worse cardiometabolic control than patients without previous CVD; women with prior CVD had worse overall control of CVRFs than men except for smoking; and women without prior CVD were only better than men at controlling smoking and BP, with no significant differences in glycemic control.

Finally, although the proportion of women treated with lipid-lowering medications was similar to (with prior CVD) or even higher (without CVD) than men, LDL-cholesterol levels were remarkably uncontrolled in both women with and women without CVD.

The results stress the need to implement measures to better prevent and treat CVRF in the subgroup of diabetic women, specifically with more intensive statin treatment in those with CVD.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Franch-Nadal, Josep& Mata-Cases, Manel& Vinagre, Irene& Patitucci, Flor& Hermosilla, Eduard& Casellas, Aina…[et al.]. 2014. Differences in the Cardiometabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes according to Gender and the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the eControl Study. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1036414

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Franch-Nadal, Josep…[et al.]. Differences in the Cardiometabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes according to Gender and the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the eControl Study. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1036414

American Medical Association (AMA)

Franch-Nadal, Josep& Mata-Cases, Manel& Vinagre, Irene& Patitucci, Flor& Hermosilla, Eduard& Casellas, Aina…[et al.]. Differences in the Cardiometabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes according to Gender and the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the eControl Study. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1036414

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1036414