Blood pressure and risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Women's Health Study
Open Access
- 9 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 28 (23) , 2937-2943
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehm400
Abstract
To examine the relationship of blood pressure (BP) and BP progression with the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes. We performed a prospective cohort study among 38 172 women free of diabetes and cardiovascular disease at baseline. Women were classified into four categories according to self-reported baseline BP (P-value for trend P-value for trend <0.0001). Baseline BP and BP progression are strong and independent predictors of incident type 2 diabetes among initially healthy women.Keywords
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