October 10, 2007Open Access
View Full PaperBlood pressure and risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Women's Health Study
Structured PICO
Do baseline blood pressure and blood pressure progression predict incident type 2 diabetes in initially healthy women?
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Population
Initially healthy women
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Intervention
Baseline blood pressure and blood pressure progression
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Outcome
Incident type 2 diabetes mellitushard clinical
Baseline blood pressure and its progression serve as independent predictors for the development of type 2 diabetes in healthy women.
Abstract
Baseline BP and BP progression are strong and independent predictors of incident type 2 diabetes among initially healthy women.