Untreated type 2 diabetes and its complications are associated with subcortical infarctions

Rosebud O. Roberts, Kejal Kantarci, Yonas E. Geda, David S. Knopman, Scott A. Przybelski, Stephen D. Weigand, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE - To investigate the association of type 2 diabetes with subcortical infarctions. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - We investigated this association in subjects with type 2 diabetes (case subjects; n = 93) and without type 2 diabetes (control subjects; n = 186), matched by age, sex, and years of education. Participants were a subset of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (median age 79 years) who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS - The frequency of subcortical infarctions was 39% in case subjects and 29% in control subjects (odds ratio 1.59 [95% CI 0.91-2.75]). The association was stronger in case subjects without treatment (2.60 [1.11- 6.08]) and in case subjects with diabetes-related complications (1.96 [1.02-3.74]) compared with control subjects. CONCLUSIONS - These findings suggest that untreated type 2 diabetes and type 2 diabetes with complications are associated with subcortical infarctions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)184-186
Number of pages3
JournalDiabetes care
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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