Hypertension, Arterial Stiffness, and Diabetes: a Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether the combination of different blood pressure and arterial stiffness (AS) status is independently associated with diabetes has not been fully investigated so far. This study aimed at investigating the status of hypertension and AS in determining diabetes.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 11 156 participants from the Kailuan study. AS was measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. We compared the risk of diabetes between individuals with ideal vascular function (defined as normotension with normal AS), normotension with elevated AS, hypertension with normal AS, and hypertension with elevated AS.

Results

After a median follow-up of 6.16 years, diabetes occurred in 768 participants. Compared with ideal vascular function group, the high

SUBMITTER: Tian X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature