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Hypertension and related risk factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Minerva endocrinologica - 1 Jun 1999
Lunetta M, Barbagallo A, Crimi S, Di Mauro M, Sangiorgio L, Mughini L
Abstract excerpt
METHODS: The correlation between hypertension and related risk factors has been studied in 733 type 2 diabetic patients. Hypertension was more frequent in women (65.35%) than in men (50.35%) (p < 0.0001). RESULTS: Hypertensive patients showed older age (p < 0.0001) and greater Body Mass Index (BMI) (p < 0.03) than normotensive. In the diabetic group on diet only basal insulinaemia was higher (p < 0.05) in...
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