Sex-specific trends in incidence of first myocardial infarction among people with and without diabetes between 1985 and 2016 in a German region
Heiner Claessen,
Maria Narres,
Margit Heier
et al.
Abstract:Background
The reduction of myocardial infarction (MI) and narrowing the gap between the populations with and without diabetes are important goals of diabetes care. We analyzed time trends for sex-specific incidence rates (IR) of first MI (both non-fatal MI and fatal MI) as well as separately for first non-fatal MI and fatal MI in the population with and without diabetes.
Methods
Using data from the KORA myocardial infarction registry (Augsburg, Ge… Show more
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