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. 2016 Feb;59(2):234-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3814-2. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Night-time blood pressure: a role in the prediction and prevention of diabetes?

Martin K Rutter  1   2   3
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Night-time blood pressure: a role in the prediction and prevention of diabetes?

Martin K Rutter. Diabetologia. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

This commentary discusses and reviews the implications of two studies published in this issue of Diabetologia by Hermida et al (DOIs: 10.1007/s00125-015-3748-8 and 10.1007/s00125-015-3749-7 ) suggesting that high nocturnal blood pressure could have a role in the prediction of diabetes and act as a therapeutic target to prevent diabetes. This overview addresses the clinical implications of this work and new research that is likely to advance this field. It also provides a framework for interpreting claims of causality from observational studies and clinical trials.

Keywords: Antihypertensive therapy; Chronobiology; Hypertension; Prediction; Prevention; Type 2 diabetes.

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