Impact of masked hypertension on diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes: KAMOGAWA-HBP study

We examined the relationship between clinic systolic blood pressure and morning home systolic blood pressure measurements and progression to macroalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes.We analyzed prospective cohort study data from 712 patients with type 2 diabetes. We classified the patients into the following four groups according to their clinic (130 mmHg) and home (125 mmHg) systolic blood pressure measurements: controlled blood pressure group, white-coat hypertension group, masked hypertension group, and sustained hypertension group.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - February 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emi Ushigome, Chikako Oyabu, Toru Tanaka, Goji Hasegawa, Masayoshi Ohnishi, Sei Tsunoda, Hidetaka Ushigome, Isao Yokota, Naoto Nakamura, Yohei Oda, Mai Asano, Muhei Tanaka, Masahiro Yamazaki, Michiaki Fukui Tags: Research Article Source Type: research