Coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a study on a middle-aged and elderly population

• Published in: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 175 - 181
• Main Authors: Giansanti, Roberto, Rabini, Rosa Anna, Romagnoli, Fabio, Fumelli, Daniele, Sorichetti, Pierluigi, Boemi, Massimo, Fumelli, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.1999
• Subjects: Coronary heart disease; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Hypercholesterolemia; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Hyperlipidemia; Coronary heart disease

The risk for all the manifestations of atherosclerotic disease is increased in patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a well-characterized middle-aged and elderly Italian diabetic population. The po...