Type 2 diabetes in midlife and risk of cerebrovascular disease in late life: a prospective nested case −control study in a nationwide Swedish twin cohort

Conclusions/interpretationMidlife type 2 diabetes is significantly associated with increased risk of cerebral infarction and occlusion of cerebral arteries, but not intracerebral haemorrhage or subarachnoid haemorrhage in late life. Genetic and early-life familial environmental factors do not appear to account for the type 2 diabetes –cerebral infarction association, but further clarification is needed.

Source: Diabetologia - June 4, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research