title: A blood pressure cut-off level identified for renal failure, but not for macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes: a 10-year observation study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Can a cut-off blood pressure level for major complications be identified?
  
  
  METHODS
  A 10 years observation study in 385 type 2 diabetic patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  158 patients were affected with myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure or death, which occurred in 68, 55, 19 and 109 patients, respectively. No patient with a blood pressure below 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure below 75 mmHg developed uraemia during the observation period. No such cut-off level was seen for myocardial infarction, stroke or death.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that there seems to be a cut-off level for blood pressure for development of renal failure, while no level was found for cardio- or cerebrovascular disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden. Ole.Torffvit@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Torffvit
authors.forename: C-D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Agardh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin