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Effect of parental hypertension and/or parental diabetes on hypertension in Taiwanese diabetic patients.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 2007
Tseng C H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension aggregate in families. It is a common thought that diabetic patients with parental diabetes and/or parental hypertension are more likely to develop hypertension. This study evaluated the separate and joint effects of parental hypertension and parental diabetes on the prevalence of hypertension in patients with T2DM. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total...
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