October 1, 1992Diabetes Care
Hyperfibrinogenemia: An important risk factor for vascular complications in diabetes
Why the study?
Is hyperfibrinogenemia an independent predictor of vascular complications in patients with diabetes?
Population
116 ambulatory type I and type II diabetic patients with or without clinical evidence of micro- or…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Fibrinogen may refine vascular risk stratification in diabetes; leaves open causal role and need for prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Is hyperfibrinogenemia an independent predictor of vascular complications in patients with diabetes?
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Population
116 ambulatory type I and type II diabetic patients with (n = 59) or without (n = 57) clinical evidence of micro- or macrovascular complications, and a group of control subjects.
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Outcome
Determinants of elevated fibrinogen levels and the impact of hyperfibrinogenemia on vascular complicationssurrogate
Elevated fibrinogen levels are an independent predictor of vascular complications in patients with diabetes, highlighting its potential role as a cardiovascular risk factor.
Cite This Study
Ganda et al. (1992) studied this question.