Increased occurrence of diabetes in people with ischemic cardiovascular disease and general and abdominal obesity.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes worsens the prognosis of patients with ischemic cardiovascular disease (ICVD). Increased body weight and abdominal obesity have been shown to increase the risk of diabetes in people without ICVD. Such a relationship has not been assessed in patients with ICVD who may have a different occurrence due to their disease and medications. OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk of developing diabetes among patients with ICVD according to …