[Gender-related risk of non-fatal stroke, myocardial infarction and blindness in the type 2 diabetic patients depend on the type of treatment].

The aim of present observational cross-sectional study was the estimation of the gender-related risk of non-fatal stroke, myocardial infarction and blindness in type 2 diabetics (T2D) depending on treatment in Ukraine. In Dec 2005 the data from 11 Ukrainian regions for all living T2D already included into the nationwide population-based diabetes register (start of creation Jan 2001) was extracted. Male/female relative risks (RRs) for non-fatal stroke, myocardial infarction and blindness were calculated in treatment groups: Diet only (DO) 7273/15901; oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD) 15109/ 33913; insulin (I) 5529/12462 male/female respectively.