Blood pressure levels and cardiovascular risk according to age in patients with diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Abstract Background Little is known about age-specific target blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to determine the BP level at the lowest cardiovascular risk of hypertensive patients with DM according to age. Methods Using the Korean Na...

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Main Authors: Hack-Lyoung Kim, Hyue Mee Kim, Chang Hee Kwon, Jeong-Hun Shin, Mi-Hyang Jung, Chan Joo Lee, Dae-Hee Kim, Woo-Hyeun Kim, Si-Hyuck Kang, Ju-Hee Lee, In Jeong Cho, Iksung Cho, Jun Hyeok Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Hae-Young Lee, Wook-Jin Chung, Sang-Hyun Ihm, Kwang Il Kim, Eun Joo Cho, Il-Suk Sohn, Hyeon-Chang Kim, Jinho Shin, Ju Han Kim, Sung Kee Ryu, Seok-Min Kang, Wook Bum Pyun, Myeong-Chan Cho, Sungha Park, Ki-Chul Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01156-8