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SUBMITTER: Li W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4656101 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Weiqin W Katzmarzyk Peter T PT Horswell Ronald R Wang Yujie Y Johnson Jolene J Hu Gang G
International journal of cardiology 20150926
<h4>Background</h4>Several prospective studies have evaluated the association between glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and death risk among diabetic patients. However, the results have been inconsistent.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective study which included 13,334 men and 21,927 women with type 2 diabetes. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the association of different levels of HbA1c with all-cause mortality.<h4>Results</h4>During a mean follow up of 8.7 ye ...[more]