In a comparison of mean 9-year follow-up in participants in NHANES I, conducted in 1971-1975, and participants in the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Survey, conducted in 1982-1984, CHD mortality declined appreciably in nondiabetic men and women. In contrast, the decline among diabetic men was much smaller, and CHD mortality increased slightly in diabetic women, though the difference was not statistically significant.
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Gu K, Cowie CC, Harris MI. Diabetes and decline in heart disease mortality in US adults. JAMA 1999;281:1291-1297.
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Keywords: coronary heart disease, diabetes, mortality, NHANES