Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare the prediction of incident coronary artery disease by resting blood pressure components—systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure—in individuals with type 1 diabetes.
Do resting blood pressure components predict incident coronary artery disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes?
Population
605 participants with type 1 diabetes without known CAD at baseline
Comparison
Resting BP components (systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure)
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
25 years
Authors
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BP components were associated with incident CAD in type 1 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Do resting blood pressure components predict incident coronary artery disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes?
In individuals with type 1 diabetes, pulse pressure emerges as a strong predictor of incident coronary artery disease, comparable to systolic blood pressure in those aged over 35 years or with poor glycemic control.
Guo et al. (2019) studied this question.
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