Diabetes, Glycated Hemoglobin, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men: A Prospective Cohort Study of the UK Biobank

Study (n=471,399) reports although incidence of MI was higher in men than women, presence of diabetes is associated with a greater excess relative risk of MI in women. Importantly, each 1% higher HbA1c was associated with an 18% greater risk of MI in both women and men.

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