Blood Pressure and the Risk of Developing Diabetes in African Americans and Whites: A

Sysop · February 24th, 2011, 02:48 AM

OBJECTIVEWe examined the association between high blood pressure and incident type 2 diabetes in African Americans and whites aged 35–54 years at baseline.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe combined data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, and the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort. Overall, 10,893 participants (57% women; 23% African American) were categorized by baseline blood pressure (normal, prehypertension, hypertension) and examined for incident diabetes (median follow-up 8.9 years).
RESULTS
Overall, 14.6% of African Americans and 7.9% of whites developed diabetes. Age-adjusted incidence was increasingly higher across increasing blood pressure groups (P values for trend:

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Sysop Administrator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 83	Blood Pressure and the Risk of Developing Diabetes in African Americans and Whites: A OBJECTIVEWe examined the association between high blood pressure and incident type 2 diabetes in African Americans and whites aged 35–54 years at baseline. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe combined data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, and the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort. Overall, 10,893 participants (57% women; 23% African American) were categorized by baseline blood pressure (normal, prehypertension, hypertension) and examined for incident diabetes (median follow-up 8.9 years). RESULTS Overall, 14.6% of African Americans and 7.9% of whites developed diabetes. Age-adjusted incidence was increasingly higher across increasing blood pressure groups (P values for trend: