Article
Nonfasting glucose, ischemic heart disease, and myocardial infarction: a Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 19 Jun 2012
Benn Marianne, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, McCarthy Mark I, Jensen Gorm B, Grande Peer, Nordestgaard Børge G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test whether elevated nonfasting glucose levels associate with and cause ischemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI). BACKGROUND: Elevated fasting plasma glucose levels associate with increased risk of IHD, but whether this is also true for nonfasting levels and whether this is a causal relationship is unknown. METHODS: Using a Mendelian randomization...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Blood Glucose
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Denmark
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
