Diabetes as a risk factor for stroke in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 64 cohorts, including 775 385 individuals and 12 539 strokes -

Diabetes as a risk factor for stroke in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 64 cohorts, including 775 385 individuals and 12 539 strokes
Information type: Systematic reviews
Source: Lancet Public Health
Specialities: Diabetes
Summary
This analysis of 64 cohort studies found the excess risk of stroke associated with diabetes is significantly higher in women than men [the pooled maximum-adjusted RR of stroke associated with diabetes was 2.28 (95% CI 1.93-2.69) in women and 1.83 (1.60-2.08) in men.
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