title: [United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS): 10 years later].
abstract: A 10-year post-trial monitoring of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes randomised in the "United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study" (UKPDS) demonstrated a continued reduction in microvascular risk (-24%, p = 0.001) and emergent risk reductions for myocardial infarction (-15%, p = 0.01) and death from any cause (-13%, p = 0.007), despite an early loss of glycaemic differences ("legacy effect"). A continued benefit after metformin therapy was evident during the ten-year post-trial follow-up among overweight patients (-33%, p = 0.005 for myocardial infarction and -27%, p = 0.002 for death from any cause). In contrast, the benefits of previously improved blood pressure control were not sustained when between-groups differences in blood pressure were lost during follow-up, except for a reduced risk for peripheral vascular disease. These observations are strong arguments in favour of an early optimisation of blood glucose control and of a sustained control of blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Scheen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paquot
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin