Macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes: a multiregional study in rural Bangladesh

This study identified a substantial burden of macrovascular complications among rural adults with T2DM, with CAD, stroke, and diabetic foot emerging as the most prevalent outcomes. Advanced age, longer duration of diabetes, smoking, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol were consistently associated with these complications, highlighting the need for intensified cardiometabolic risk control within primary care. These findings underscore the urgency of strengthening integrated diabetes-cardiovascular management in rural Bangladesh to reduce the progression and impact of these major vascular outcomes.