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<sec><h3>AIM</h3>
<p>The aim of the study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 according to gender.</p>
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<sec><h3>METHODS</h3>
<p>The monitoring was designed as a retrospective analysis of data obtained from the documentation of the diabetic outpatients treated with the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is) or sodium–glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2). Cardiovascular risk was assessed according to UKPDS risk engine.</p>
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<sec><h3>RESULTS</h3>
<p>The levels of HbA1c decreased throughout the whole study. Sixty per cent of patients achieved an HbA1c level &lt;8% after 18 months. Both men and women had similar glycaemic compensation. Men had a significantly higher risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001), stroke (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01) and fatal stroke (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01) compared to women. We found the risk of fatal CHD to be 38-fold higher in men compared to women (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01).</p>
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<sec><h3>CONCLUSION</h3>
<p>Potential cardiovascular effects of antidiabetic treatment should be clearly defined with possible different effects according to gender. We found a much higher risk in men than women, even when their glycaemic compensation was comparable.</p>
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AIM
The aim of the study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 according to gender.

METHODS
The monitoring was designed as a retrospective analysis of data obtained from the documentation of the diabetic outpatients treated with the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is) or sodium–glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2). Cardiovascular risk was assessed according to UKPDS risk engine.

RESULTS
The levels of HbA1c decreased throughout the whole study. Sixty per cent of patients achieved an HbA1c level <8% after 18 months. Both men and women had similar glycaemic compensation. Men had a significantly higher risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) (p < 0.001), stroke (p < 0.01) and fatal stroke (p < 0.01) compared to women. We found the risk of fatal CHD to be 38-fold higher in men compared to women (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION
Potential cardiovascular effects of antidiabetic treatment should be clearly defined with possible different effects according to gender. We found a much higher risk in men than women, even when their glycaemic compensation was comparable.

The Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients

European Pharmaceutical Journal

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AIM
The aim of the study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 according to gender.

METHODS
The monitoring was...

The Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: Apr 04, 2022

Page range: 1 - 8

Received: Aug 06, 2021

Accepted: Nov 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afpuc-2022-0001

Keywords
diabetes, UKPDS, coronary heart disease, stroke, gender

© 2022 S. Kosirova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: Apr 04, 2022

Page range: 1 - 8

Received: Aug 06, 2021

Accepted: Nov 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afpuc-2022-0001

Keywordsdiabetes, UKPDS, coronary heart disease, stroke, gender

© 2022 S. Kosirova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
diabetes, UKPDS, coronary heart disease, stroke, gender