Incidence and predictors for cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus - a population-based retrospective cohort study

Smoking, BMI, HbA1c, SBP, DBP, TC/HDL-C ratio and ACR were found to be modifiable risk factors of new CVD in Chinese T2DM patients, which should be targeted as tertiary preventive interventions. The lack of association between HbA1c and CVD in men found in this study deserves further investigation.