Gender-associated cardiometabolic risk profiles and health behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis of the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) program

• Main Authors: Lim, Lee Ling, Lau, Eric S H, Kong, Alice P S, Fu, Amy W C, Lau, Vanessa, Jia, Weiping, Sheu, Wayne H H, Sobrepena, Leorino, Yoon, K H, Tan, Alexander T B, Chia, Yook Chin *, Sosale, Aravind, Saboo, Banshi D, Kesavadev, Jothydev, Goh, Su Yen, Nguyen, Thy Khue, Thewjitcharoen, Yotsapon, Suwita, Raymond, Ma, Ronald C W, Chow, Elaine Y K, Luk, Andrea O Y, Chan, Juliana C N
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2740/1/Chia%20Yook%20Chin_Gender%20associated%20cardiometabolic%20risk%20profiles.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2740/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100663

Background: In Asia, diabetes-associated death due to cardiorenal diseases were 2-3 times higher in women than men which might be due to gender disparity in quality of care and health habits. Methods: Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) from 11 Asian countries/areas were assessed using the same pro...