DOC News September 1, 2007
Volume 4 Number 9 p. 15
© 2007 American Diabetes Association
Stroke Risk Starts Early in Diabetes
The risk of stroke among people with type 2 diabetes is already high at the
onset of the disease; in fact, it's more than double that of the general
population, according to a recently published study.
The finding, published in the journal Stroke, is based on
long-term studies in Saskatchewan, Canada. Participants were 12,272 patients
with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed their first oral anti-diabetes drug.
Researchers followed the participants, among whom slightly more than half were
male and the average age was 64, for an average of 5 years.
During the follow-up period, 9.1% of the participants suffered
stroke—double the rate seen in the general population. The risk of
stroke was inversely correlated with age. The short-term risk of stroke varied
from 1.8 times greater than the general population among people >75 years
old to 5.6 times greater among people 30–44 years old.
The results underscore the importance of aggressive cardiovascular
intervention with type 2 diabetes patients, the researchers contend.
Jeerakathil T, Johnson JA, Simpson SH, et al.: Short-term
risk for stroke is doubled in persons with newly treated type 2 diabetes
compared to persons without diabetes. Stroke 38: 1739-1743, 2007.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
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