Author Interviews, Diabetes, Diabetologia, Gender Differences, Stroke / 27.02.2014
Diabetes: Greater Stroke Risk in Women than Men
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Gang Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA
Assistant professor & Director
Chronic Disease Epidemiology Lab
Adjunct assistant professor, School of Public Health
LSU Health Sciences Center
Pennington Biomedical Research Center,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Gang Hu: Our study suggests a graded association between HbA1c and the risk of stroke among female patients with type 2 diabetes and poor control of blood sugar has a stronger effect in women older than 55 years.
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