Impact of prehypertension on newly-onset hypertension in diabetic patients

Objective To explore the impact of prehypertension on the new-onset hypertension in diabetic patients.Methods The data were derived from 101 510 active and retired employees of Kailuan Group who took part in the health examination from July 2006 to October 2007.Those whose fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or whose fasting plasma glucose ＜7.0 mmol/L but with diagnosed diabetes treated with hypoglycemic medication or insulin,and those with...