Figure 3. Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Discrimination After the Addition of Information on Glycemia Measures to Conventional Risk Factors.
Incident cardiovascular disease outcomes refer to first-onset cardiovascular disease cases, defined as fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease event or any stroke. Studies with missing self-reported diabetes information were excluded.
a Conventional risk factors include age, sex (stratified), smoking status, systolic blood pressure, and levels of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
b P < .05
c P < .001.