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Revisiting the Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between cardiovascular risk factors and the presence of diabetes in a large population-level dataset. METHODS: A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based survey (n = 403,137) conducted in the United States. RESULTS: The majority of the respondents were middle-aged and overweight. Approximately half of the sample reported little or no physical activity. Estimates from a logistic regression model for a weighted sample of white, black, and Hispanic adults revealed that having hypertension or elevated cholesterol was a strong predictor of diabetes even when controlling for age, gender, race, education, income, body mass index, smoking status, and physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: The results confirmed the importance of diabetes educators counseling patients with hypertension or hypercholesterolemia about their increased risk for developing diabetes.

Source: The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care

DOI: 10.1177/0145721709338528

Authors: Kyeongra Yang, Eileen R. Chasens, Susan M. Sereika, Lora E. Burke

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research