Hypertension Predicts Stroke Risk in Diabetic Patients
Systolic blood pressure, representing arterial pressure during heartbeats, emerged as a pivotal predictor of stroke risk among Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients ().
"Cumulative systolic blood pressure independently predicts stroke in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and provides an incremental predictive value for stroke compared with baseline BP assessments," said the team from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China.
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Predicting Stroke Risk: New Insights
For the study, the team included 8,282 participants. In the 6.36 years of follow-up, 324 (3.91 percent) and 305 (3.68 percent) patients had any and nonfatal stroke events, respectively. The results showed that cumulative systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure independently predicted a high risk of stroke."A strong dose-response relationship between cumulative BP and stroke was identified, and conventional risk factors combined with cumulative SBP improved prediction efficiency," the team said.
Both diabetes and hypertension are major public health challenges globally. Diabetes' association with increased risk of stroke is well known. Studies have shown that diabetics have a two-to four-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke compared to those without the blood sugar condition.
Diabetics with stroke also experience "prolonged hospital stays, enhanced disability, and elevated mortality." On the other hand, high blood pressure, a common among diabetics, "represents the most commonly diagnosed modifiable risk factor for stroke," the study showed.
Reference:
- Cumulative blood pressure predicts risk of stroke in individuals with type 2 diabetes - (https:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38513321/)
Source: IANS