Haemoglobin A1c even within non-diabetic level is a predictor of cardiovascular disease in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study
Conclusions:
Our findings suggest that elevated HbA1c levels are an independent risk factor for CVD, especially CHD and ischaemic stroke, and that the addition of HbA1c to the model with traditional risk factors significantly improves the predictive ability of CVD.
Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Fumie IkedaYasufumi DoiToshiharu NinomiyaYoichiro HirakawaNaoko MukaiJun HataKentaro ShikataDaigo YoshidaTakayuki MatsumotoTakanari KitazonoYutaka Kiyohara Source Type: research
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