Favorable cardiovascular risk factor profile is associated with lower healthcare expenditure and resource utilization among adults with diabetes mellitus free of established cardiovascular disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
AUTHORS
Feldman
DI ,
Valero-Elizondo
J ,
Salami
JA ,
Rana
JS ,
Ogunmoroti
O ,
Osondu
CU ,
Spatz
ES ,
Virani
SS ,
Blankstein
R ,
Blaha
MJ ,
Veledar
E ,
Nasir
K ,
. Atherosclerosis. 2017 2 9; 258(). 79-83
- PMID: 28214425 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Given the prevalence and economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM), we studied the impact of a favorable cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) profile on healthcare expenditures and resource utilization among individuals without cardiovascular disease (CVD), by DM status.
Given the prevalence and economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM), we studied the impact of a favorable cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) profile on healthcare expenditures and resource utilization among individuals without cardiovascular disease (CVD), by DM status.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2017