Diabetes may add CAD chances
Type 2 diabetes is always associated with diseases like the cardiovascular. Now researchers believe patients with type 2 diabetes along with a genetic variation have an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD).
The researchers conducted two studies, the first included 734 type 2 diabetes patients and the second included 475 type 2 diabetes patients. Participants in both studies were tested for a gene variation of chromosome 9p21 and characterized by their long-term glycemic control.
Analysis showed the odds of developing CAD among participants with a 9p21 gene variant alone increased 2-fold, compared to patients with neither a 9p21 gene variant nor poor glycemic control caused by type 2 diabetes. The odds of developing CAD among participants with the 9p21 gene variant and poor glycemic control increased 4-fold.
Source: ivanhoe.com
