Article
Prospective study of small LDLs as a risk factor for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in elderly men and women.
Circulation - 1 Oct 1995
Austin M A, Mykkänen L, Kuusisto J, Edwards K L, Nelson C, Haffner S M, Pyörälä K, Laakso M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The excess risk of atherosclerosis among patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is well documented. However, the presence of conventional risk factors cannot fully account for this excess risk, and the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. The present s...
Topics
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Coronary Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Finland
- Humans
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Phenotype
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
- Triglycerides