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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Initial blood pressure (BP) measurements in patients with diabetes should be taken from both arms, say researchers.
The UK team found that 8.6% of 726 diabetes patients in their study had an interarm difference in systolic BP (SBP) of at least 10 mmHg, compared with just 2.9% of 285 nondiabetic controls.
Furthermore, having a difference of at least 10 mmHg was associated with a 3.5-fold increased risk of cardiovascular mortality during a median 4.3 years of follow-up, and having at least a 15 mmHg difference was associated with a ninefold risk increase.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...easurement-advised-for-diabetic-patients.aspx
The UK team found that 8.6% of 726 diabetes patients in their study had an interarm difference in systolic BP (SBP) of at least 10 mmHg, compared with just 2.9% of 285 nondiabetic controls.
Furthermore, having a difference of at least 10 mmHg was associated with a 3.5-fold increased risk of cardiovascular mortality during a median 4.3 years of follow-up, and having at least a 15 mmHg difference was associated with a ninefold risk increase.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...easurement-advised-for-diabetic-patients.aspx