Co-morbidity and cardiovascular risk assessment among Type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: A preliminary study at a public primary care clinic in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tin, Myo Han, Abdullah, Fa’iza, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Ismail, Ida Zuriaty
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia and Family Medicine Specialist Association 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46773/1/Programme_Book_-_APPCRC_2015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46773/2/poster_15.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46773/; http: www.e-mfp.org

Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with cardiovascular (CVD) co-morbidity have higher risk of mortality. Hypertensions, dyslipidaemia, ischemic heart disease (IHD) are common CVD co-morbidity for DM patients. This study was done to determine relationship among CVD comorbidity, risk assessment and g...