Association of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and all cause mortality in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of systolic and diastolic blood pressure achieved in the first year of treatment on all cause mortality in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with and without established cardiovascular disease.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

United Kingdom General Practice Research Database, between 1990 and 2005.

Participants

126,092 adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes who had been registered with participating practices for at least 12 months.

Main outcome measure

All cause mortality.

Results

Before diagnosis, 12,379 (9.8%) patients had established cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction or stroke). During a median follow-up of 3.5 years, we recorded 25,495 (20.2%)

SUBMITTER: Vamos EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3431284 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature