已知糖尿病人患冠心病、周围动脉及脑血管病的风险增加。但对临界糖尿病(或萄萄糖耐量低减)患者是否也有同样的风险则仍有争论。作者在Whitehall地区的普查中曾注意到糖耐量低减的男性患者死于冠心病的风险与糖尿病患者相似。在Bedford普查中,作者将参加者分成三组:新诊 Diabetes is known to be at increased risk for coronary heart disease, peripheral arteries and cerebrovascular disease. But there is still debate about whether there is the same risk for critically ill patients with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance. In the Whitehall census, the authors noted that men with impaired glucose tolerance had a similar risk of dying from coronary heart disease compared with those with diabetes. In the Bedford survey, the authors divided the participants into three groups: a new clinic