Why the study?
Large-scale studies regarding time trends and geographical variations in lipid concentrations and lipid control among Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes were lacking.
Population
942,847 adult outpatients with type 2 diabetes in China
Comparison
Time trends (2009 to 2013) and geographical regions
Design
Retrospective study based on serial cross-sectional surveys
Authors
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May inform region-specific lipid screening in Chinese T2D; leaves open causal links to urbanization and CVD risk.
Over half of Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes had inadequate lipid control between 2009 and 2013, with worsening trends in LDL-C and TG and significant regional disparities.
Yuan et al. (2021) studied this question.
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