Does ethnicity contribute to the control of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes?

• Main Authors: Lee, Ping Yein, Cheong, Ai Theng, Ahmad, Zaiton, Ismail, Mastura, Chew, Boon How, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Bujang, Mohamad Adam, Syed Abdul Rahman, Syed Alwi, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Taher, Sri Wahyu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sage Publications 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29633/1/Does%20ethnicity%20contribute%20to%20the%20control%20of%20cardiovascular%20risk%20factors%20among%20patients%20with%20type%202%20diabetes.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29633/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1010539511430521
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study aimed to examine the control of cardiovascular risk factors among the ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. The authors analyzed the data of 70 092 adults from the Malaysian diabetes registry database. Malays had the worst achievement of target for most of the risk factors. Indi...