Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) has been associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the findings are inconsistent. We tested the hypothesis that HbA(1c) may be associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular mortality in older adults.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Box C-280, Denver, CO 80262, USA. michel.chonchol@uchsc.edu