Awareness, Treatment, and Control of LDL Cholesterol Are Lower Among US Adults With Undiagnosed Diabetes Versus Diagnosed Diabetes
Awareness, Treatment, and Control of LDL Cholesterol Are Lower Among US Adults With Undiagnosed Diabetes Versus Diagnosed Diabetes
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DOI:
10.2337/dc12-2318
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Muntner, Paul
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作者:
Brown, Todd M.;Tanner, Rikki M.;Muntner, Paul
OBJECTIVE Diabetes is often undiagnosed, resulting in incorrect risk stratification for lipid-lowering therapy. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010 to determine the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of elevated LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) among U.S. adults with undiagnosed diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fasting NHANES participants 20 years of age or older who had 10-year Framingham coronary heart disease (CHD) risk scores