Does nutritional guidance reduce cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus? A retrospective cohort study using a nationwide claims database.

Aim: To examine the effect of nutritional guidance (NG) provided by a registered dietitian under the direction of a physician on the development of subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with early-stage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort study used the JMDC claims database to explore patients aged 18 years or older who first met the diagnostic criteria for T2DM at a health checkup between January 2011 and January 2019. The last day of the observation period was set for 28 February, 2021. Exposure was defined as receiving NG within 180 days of diagnosis of T2DM. The primary outcome was a composite endpoint of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cerebrovascular disease, and the secondary outcomes were each event, and time to event was compared. The propensity score weighting method was used for adjusting the distribution of confounding variables. Cox regression was conducted to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Overall, 31,378 patients met the eligibility criteria at an annual health checkup. 9.6% received NG (n = 3013). Patients who attended ≥ 1 NG after diagnosis had significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular composite (adjusted HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.58–0.97) and cerebrovascular disease (adjusted HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.47–0.90) during approximately 3.3 years of follow-up. In contrast, no difference was observed for CAD. Conclusions: Receiving NG in early-stage diabetes may reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events, especially cerebrovascular events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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