Interarm Blood Pressure Difference in People With Diabetes: Measurement and Vascular and Mortality Implications
Author(s) -
Christopher E Clark,
Anna Steele,
Rod S Taylor,
Angela C. Shore,
Obioha C. Ukoumunne,
John Campbell
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc13-1576
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes , cardiology , prospective cohort study , kidney disease , odds ratio , population , cohort , surgery , confidence interval , endocrinology , environmental health
Differences in blood pressure between arms are associated with vascular disease and increased mortality; this has not been reported in diabetes. We explored these associations, and assessed reference standard and pragmatic measurement techniques, in people with diabetes and in nondiabetic controls.
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