Are Higher Fasting Blood Concentrations Associated with Higher Risk for Developing Myocardial Infarction in Individuals Without Diabetes?

[摘要] It is well accepted that diabetes is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and related deaths. But what is the exact link and when does it begin? Because diabetes typically begins years before diagnosis, what about the risk of coronary heart disease? There have been conflicting results from studies that have attempted to correlate impaired fasting glucose with risk of coronary heart disease, and most have been based on a single measurement of fasting blood glucose (FBG). Are higher FBG concentrations associated with higher risk for developing myocardial infarction (MI) in individuals without diabetes? A recently published study (1) attempted to answer this question by using a prospective cohort of active and retired employees …

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