articleNew England Journal of MedicineMar 3, 2011BRONZE OA

Diabetes Mellitus, Fasting Glucose, and Risk of Cause-Specific Death

SRSreenivasa Rao Kondapally SeshasaiSKStephen KaptogeATAlexander ThompsonEDEmanuele Di AngelantonioPGPei Gao

University of Cambridge · St George's, University of London · +9 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

The extent to which diabetes mellitus or hyperglycemia is related to risk of death from cancer or other nonvascular conditions is uncertain.

Methods

We calculated hazard ratios for cause-specific death, according to baseline diabetes status or fasting glucose level, from individual-participant data on 123,205 deaths among 820,900 people in 97 prospective studies.

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Keywords
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Cause of death
  • Endocrinology
  • Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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