The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, particularly in developing regions of the world. The social and economic consequences of this disease and its complications are enormous. We discuss the scope and implications of the increasing burden of diabetes and describe the rationale and design of a new international study examining blood pressure lowering and glucose control interventions aimed at reducing the risk of vascular complications in people with type 2 diabetes. This study is the first large-scale randomized trial in diabetes to include participants from both lower- and higher-income regions of the world. [References: 20]
AD - International Coordinating Centre for ADVANCE, Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, PO Box 576, Newtown, New South Wales 2042, Australia. apatel@iih.usyd.edu.au AN - 12878575 BT - Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals LA - eng LB - ADVANCEjournal M3 - Review N2 -The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, particularly in developing regions of the world. The social and economic consequences of this disease and its complications are enormous. We discuss the scope and implications of the increasing burden of diabetes and describe the rationale and design of a new international study examining blood pressure lowering and glucose control interventions aimed at reducing the risk of vascular complications in people with type 2 diabetes. This study is the first large-scale randomized trial in diabetes to include participants from both lower- and higher-income regions of the world. [References: 20]
PY - 2003 SP - 180 EP - 4 T2 - Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals TI - Diabetes and vascular disease: a new international trial VL - 11 ER -