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Association of systolic blood pressure with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 36): prospective observational study

BMJ · 2000 · Vol. 321(7258) · pp. 412–419
Amanda Adler

Abstract

In patients with type 2 diabetes the risk of diabetic complications was strongly associated with raised blood pressure. Any reduction in blood pressure is likely to reduce the risk of complications, with the lowest risk being in those with systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg.

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicineBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusInternal medicineType 2 diabetesMyocardial infarctionCardiologyStroke (engine)United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes StudyRelative risk

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AdultAgedCataract ExtractionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHeart FailureHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisRisk

Funding

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • British Heart Foundation
  • Novo Nordisk
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Eye Institute
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