Why the study?
Although systolic and diastolic blood pressures are routinely monitored in patients with type 2 diabetes, pulse pressure is not, leaving its association with all-cause mortality unclear.
Does wide pulse pressure increase the risk of all-cause mortality in older patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
357 outpatients with type 2 diabetes aged 65 years and older in Japan
Comparison
Higher pulse pressure categories vs lower reference levels
Design
Observational cohort study
Follow-up
Average 7.7 years
Authors
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May flag higher mortality risk in older type 2 diabetes; leaves open whether targeting pulse pressure improves outcomes.
Does wide pulse pressure increase the risk of all-cause mortality in older patients with type 2 diabetes?
In older patients with type 2 diabetes, a wide pulse pressure (≥65 mmHg) is significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, independent of systolic or diastolic blood pressure alone.
Fukunaga et al. (2022) studied this question.