High Prevalence of Additional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eastern-Indian Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background and AimsThe American Diabetes Association recommends statin therapy for young type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults only if one additional cardiovascular (CV) risk factor coexists. The data regarding CV risk factors in young Indian T2DM adults is limited. Hence, we assessed the prevalenc...

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Published in:Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 2022-07, Vol.26 (4), p.372-375
Main Authors: Barure, Ramdas, Shanthaiah, Dhananjaya Melkunte, Atluri, Sridevi, Channabasappa, Shivaprasad, Kolla, Gautam, Reddy, S. L. Sagar, Sarathi, Vijaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular diseases
Diabetes therapy
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original
Statins
Teenagers
Type 2 diabetes
Youth
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Summary:Background and AimsThe American Diabetes Association recommends statin therapy for young type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults only if one additional cardiovascular (CV) risk factor coexists. The data regarding CV risk factors in young Indian T2DM adults is limited. Hence, we assessed the prevalence of CV risk factors in young adults with T2DM from eastern India. MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, diabetic medical health check records of eastern-Indian T2DM patients performed between March 2018 and March 2019 were retrospectively reviewed and the relevant data of T2DM patients (n = 3564) including CV risk factors [serum LDL-cholesterol of ≥100 mg/dL, hypertension (>140/90 mmHg), smoking, chronic kidney disease (eGFR of
ISSN:2230-9500
2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/ijem.ijem_155_22