Why the study?
What are the correlates of blood pressure in young insulin-dependent diabetics compared to their non-diabetic siblings?
Population
163 young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and 232 of their non-diabetic siblings, plus available…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports applying general population BP factors to young diabetics; hypothesis-generating for albuminuria and requires prospective validation.
What are the correlates of blood pressure in young insulin-dependent diabetics compared to their non-diabetic siblings?
The determinants of blood pressure in young insulin-dependent diabetic patients are similar to those in the general population, primarily driven by age, weight, and parental blood pressure.
Tarn et al. (1990) studied this question.
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