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Sex Disparities in Treatment of Cardiac Risk Factors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes | Synapse

March 1, 2005Open Access

Sex Disparities in Treatment of Cardiac Risk Factors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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Are there sex disparities in the treatment of modifiable CHD risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes?

P

Population

Patients with type 2 diabetes

I

Intervention

Female sex (exposure)

C

Comparator

Male sex

O

Outcome

Receipt of treatment for modifiable coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors

Women with type 2 diabetes receive less treatment for modifiable CHD risk factors compared to men, highlighting a critical gap and target for improving diabetes care.

Abstract

Women with diabetes received less treatment for many modifiable CHD risk factors than diabetic men. More aggressive treatment of CHD risk factors in this population offers a specific target for improvement in diabetes care.

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Wexler et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56eb675589c71d767d559 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.3.514