Key result
Subjects with recently-diagnosed diabetes from rural Cameroon had significantly increased composite carotid intima-media thickness compared to healthy controls (0.65 mm vs 0.59 mm, p<0.001).
Why the study?
Is recently-diagnosed diabetes associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Cameroonian population compared to healthy controls?
Population
183 subjects from rural Cameroon, including 74 with recently-diagnosed diabetes aged 47-85, and 109 healthy…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May signal early vascular risk in rural diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before guiding care.
Case-Control (n=183)
No
Is recently-diagnosed diabetes associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Cameroonian population compared to healthy controls?
Absolute Event Rate: 0.65% vs 0.59%
p-value: p=<0.001
Even recently-diagnosed diabetes in rural Cameroon is associated with significantly increased carotid intima-media thickness and a high prevalence of uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors.
Napoli et al. (2012) conducted a case-control in Recently-diagnosed diabetes (n=183). Recently-diagnosed diabetes vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Composite carotid intima-media thickness (Bulb/common/internal carotid) (p=<0.001). Subjects with recently-diagnosed diabetes from rural Cameroon had significantly increased composite carotid intima-media thickness compared to healthy controls (0.65 mm vs 0.59 mm, p<0.001).
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