Mid-life Blood Pressure Levels and the Eight-Year Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Rancho Bernardo Study

Mid-life Blood Pressure Levels and the Eight-Year Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Rancho Bernardo Study

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension frequently occur together. We examined whether blood pressure (BP) levels predict eight-year incident diabetes. Participants were community-dwelling older adults who had BP measured twice and an oral glucose tolerance test at baseline and again 8.3 ye...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of human hypertension 2009-12, Vol.24 (8), p.519-524
Hauptverfasser: Kramer, Caroline K, von Muhlen, Denise, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension frequently occur together. We examined whether blood pressure (BP) levels predict eight-year incident diabetes. Participants were community-dwelling older adults who had BP measured twice and an oral glucose tolerance test at baseline and again 8.3 years later. At baseline, participants were classified as normotensive [systolic (SBP)
ISSN:0950-9240
1476-5527
DOI:10.1038/jhh.2009.103