Changes in blood pressure thresholds for initiating antihypertensive medication in patients with diabetes: a repeated cross-sectional study focusing on the impact of age and frailty

Objective To assess trends in systolic blood pressure (SBP) thresholds at initiation of antihypertensive treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and the impact of age and frailty on these trends.Study design and setting A repeated cross-sectional cohort study (2007–2014) using the Groningen Initi...

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Main Authors: Grigory Sidorenkov, Petra Denig, Sieta T de Vries, Martina Ambrož, Klaas Hoogenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e037694.full