Abstract:Introduction: Follow-up at 21.2 years after the initiation of the Steno-2 study, demonstrated that intensified multifactorial intervention increases median life-span with 7.9 years and delays incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a median of 8.1 years compared to conventional multifactorial intervention. Here we aimed to analyse the direct medical costs in the two original treatment groups during 21.2 years of follow-up.
Methods: In 1993, 160 Danish patients with type 2 diabetes and microal… Show more
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