Association between raised blood pressure and dysglycemia in Hong Kong Chinese.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between raised blood pressure and dysglycemia.

Research design and methods

We studied the association between raised blood pressure and dysglycemia in 1,862 subjects in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study cohort. We determined the factors predicting the development of diabetes and hypertension in 1,496 subjects who did not have either condition at baseline.

Results

Diabetes and hypertension were both related to age, obesity indexes, blood pressure, glucose, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. Of subjects with diabetes, 58% had raised blood pressure. Of subjects with hypertension, 56% had dysglycemia. BMI and blood glucose 2 h after a 75-g oral glucose load were independent predictors of new-onset diabetes.

SUBMITTER: Cheung BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2518366 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature