Hypertension in Diabetes Study (HDS): I. Prevalence of hypertension in newly presenting type 2 diabetic patients and the association with risk factors for cardiovascular and diabetic complications

1993 Journal of Hypertension 493 citations

Abstract

Hypertension is common in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and is associated with obesity. The association between hypertension and higher triglyceride and insulin levels may be secondary to obesity in this population. An association between hypertension and cardiovascular complications is already apparent at diagnosis of diabetes.

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MedicineInternal medicineMicroalbuminuriaBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusBody mass indexLeft ventricular hypertrophyCreatinineType 2 diabetesEndocrinologyCardiology

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Year
1993
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Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
309-317
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493
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NULL AUTHOR_ID (1993). Hypertension in Diabetes Study (HDS): I. Prevalence of hypertension in newly presenting type 2 diabetic patients and the association with risk factors for cardiovascular and diabetic complications. Journal of Hypertension , 11 (3) , 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199303000-00012

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10.1097/00004872-199303000-00012