Why the study?
Are increased pulse pressure and blunted diurnal blood pressure variation associated with micro- and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
80 patients with type 2 diabetes
Comparison
Pulse pressure and diurnal blood pressure… vs Patients without micro- or macrovascular…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Nocturnal pulse pressure and dipping abnormalities may identify macrovascular risk in type 2 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and warrants prospective confirmation.
Are increased pulse pressure and blunted diurnal blood pressure variation associated with micro- and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Increased pulse pressure and blunted diurnal blood pressure variation are associated with micro- and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes.
S. T. Knudsen (2002) studied this question.
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