Research highlights the importance of heart health to prevent diabetes

According to a study published on World Heart Day by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) journal "European Journal of Preventive Cardiology", middle-aged people with a healthy heart are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime

Studies have found that the importance of good cardiovascular health is obvious regardless of the genetic possibility of an individual suffering from type 2 diabetes

It is estimated that 463 million adults have diabetes, and 10% of global health expenditures are used to treat diabetes (US$760 billion)

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The study included 5,993 participants from the population-based Rotterdam study who had no type 2 diabetes at baseline

To assess the genetic susceptibility of type 2 diabetes, the researchers used 403 independent genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes to calculate a genetic risk score

In 69,208 person-years of follow-up, a total of 869 people had type 2 diabetes

In terms of cardiovascular health alone, the researchers found that people with better heart health have a lower lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes

When considering genetic risks, people with better cardiovascular health still have a lower lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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references

¹ Wang K, Kavousi M, Voortman T, et al .

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² International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9 ^th edition 2019: https://diabetesatlas.