Key result
Higher baseline fasting blood glucose level was an independent risk factor for developing hypertension over 5 years (OR 1.176; 95% CI 1.086-1.275).
Why the study?
Does higher fasting blood glucose predict the development of hypertension in individuals without diabetes or hypertension?
Cohort (n=10,157)
Does higher fasting blood glucose predict the development of hypertension in individuals without diabetes or hypertension?
Odds Ratio: 1.176 (95% CI 1.086–1.275)
Higher fasting blood glucose is an independent predictor of developing hypertension over 5 years in a general Japanese population without prior diabetes or hypertension.
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May warrant closer BP surveillance in normoglycemic adults; leaves open whether glucose lowering prevents incident hypertension.
Kuwabara et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Without diabetes or hypertension (n=10,157). Higher fasting blood glucose levels was evaluated on Developing hypertension (OR 1.176, 95% CI 1.086-1.275). Higher baseline fasting blood glucose level was an independent risk factor for developing hypertension over 5 years (OR 1.176; 95% CI 1.086-1.275).
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