Is Prehypertension a Risk Factor for the Development of Type 2 Diabetes?
Why the study?
Does prehypertension increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in nondiabetic individuals?
Population
2,767 nondiabetic normotensive participants in the San Antonio Heart Study, aged 25–65 years
Comparison
Prehypertension vs Normal blood pressure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 7.8 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Prehypertension-diabetes association attenuates after full adjustment; supports confounding by insulin resistance components and should not change practice.
Structured PICO
Does prehypertension increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in nondiabetic individuals?
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Population
2,767 nondiabetic normotensive participants in the San Antonio Heart Study, aged 25–65 years
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Intervention
Prehypertension
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Comparator
Normal blood pressure
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Outcome
Incident type 2 diabeteshard clinical
Prehypertension is associated with an increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes, though this risk is largely explained by underlying components of the insulin resistance syndrome.
Cite This Study
Mullican et al. (2009) studied this question.