Combined associations of family history and self-management with age at diagnosis and cardiometabolic risk in 86,931 patients with type 2 diabetes: Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Register from 11 countries

• Main Authors: Cheung, Johnny T. K., Lau, Eric, Tsui, Cyrus C. T., Siu, Edmond L. N., Tse, Naomi K. W., Hui, Nicole Y. L., Ma, Ronald C. W., Kong, Alice P. S., Fu, Amy, 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, Luk, Andrea O. Y., Yang, Aimin, Chow, Elaine, Lim, Lee Ling, Chan, Juliana C. N.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41862/

Background Family history (FamH) of type 2 diabetes might indicate shared genotypes, environments, and/or behaviors. We hypothesize that FamH interacts with unhealthy behaviors to increase the risk of early onset of diabetes and poor cardiometabolic control. Methods In a cross-sectional analysis of...