Hypertension in Diabetes Study (HDS): II. Increased risk of cardiovascular complications in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree to which hypertension is a risk factor for macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Observational prospective study. SUBJECTS: Newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients recruited into the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (n = 3648; mean age 52 years), 40% of whom were hypertensive (blood pressure > or = 160 mmHg systolic and/or > or = 90 mmHg diastolic or already being treated for hypertension). MEASUREMENTS: The incidence ...

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Authors: Turner, R; Holman, R; Matthews, D; Bassett, P; Coster, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of hypertension
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 319-325
• Publication date: 1993-03-01
• DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199303000-00013
• EISSN: 1473-5598
• ISSN: 0263-6352
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Prospective Studies; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Humans; Risk Factors; Diabetic Angiopathies; Cardiovascular Diseases; Male; Hypertension; Female; Incidence; Time Factors; Prevalence; Great Britain; Follow-Up Studies; Survival Analysis