Open AccessBlood Pressure and Stroke Risk Among Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Wenhui Zhao,
Peter T. Katzmarzyk,
Ronald Horswell,
Yujie Wang,
Jolene Johnson,
William T. Cefalu,
Donna H. Ryan,
Gang Hu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-1757
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , blood pressure , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , stroke risk , cardiology , ischemic stroke , endocrinology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Blood pressure (BP) control can reduce the risk of stroke among diabetic patients; however, it is not known whether the lowest risk of stroke is among diabetic patients with the lowest BP level.
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