Gender Differences in Risks of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome in China

Table 3

CHD risk and stroke risk in subjects depending on the number of MS components.

		Men			Women
		CHD risk (%)	Stroke risk (%)		CHD risk (%)	Stroke risk (%)
1	62			23
2	231			102
3	235			191
4	182			236
5	86			166
value		8.65	4.14		13.3	3.0
		0.000	0.003		0.000	0.017

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. CHD: coronary heart disease; MS: metabolic syndrome.