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Carotid intima-media thickness and its associations with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: P Rheeder --- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Track, School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, MC Duim-Beytell --- School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, R Meijer --- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Netherlands T Gustavsson --- Image and Data Analysis, Sweden GKG Danler --- Department of Radiology, RA Ahmed --- Department of Radiology, DG Van Zyl --- Department of Internal Medicine,Objectives: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a predictor of cardiovascular events. Few studies in Africa have evaluated CIMT and its associations in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study measured CIMT in...