[Factors related to the differences in blood pressure values assessed by auscultatory or oscillometric methods].

Background And Objective: Measurement of blood pressure by using the auscultatory method coupled with mercury sphygmomanometer is rapidly being replaced for monitor using the oscillometric one. Discrepancies between the two methods and the factors related to them were analyzed in a large subset of adults.

Material And Method: Blood pressure values were obtained sequentially in the same arm by using a mercury sphygmomanometer and a Spacelabs monitor devices.

Urinary albumin excretion and glomerular filtration rate across the spectrum of glucose abnormalities in essential hypertension.

The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and GF across the spectrum of the glucose metabolism abnormalities in a large population of patients with hypertension. The Microaluminuria en Pacientes con Glucemia Basal Alterada (MAGAL) is a multicenter, cross-sectional study that was carried out by 1723 primary care physicians. A total of 6227 patients with essential hypertension (in three groups: [1] normal fasting glucose <100 mg/dl, [2] impaired fasting glucose > or =100 to 126 mg/dl, and [3] type 2 diabetes) were analyzed in this substudy.

Prevalence of abnormal urinary albumin excretion rate in hypertensive patients with impaired fasting glucose and its association with cardiovascular disease.

The prevalence and significance of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) has received very little attention. A total of 10,320 hypertensive patients who attended primary care centers were enrolled in this study, and the final analysis was done in 7625 patients: 1459 without IFG (plasma glucose <100 mg/dl), 3010 with IFG (plasma glucose > or =100 mg/dl and <126 mg/dl), and 3156 with type 2 diabetes (plasma glucose >126 mg/dl). Microalbuminuria was determined using the Micro Albustix reactive strip from Bayer (high urinary albumin excretion [UAE]: Albumin/creatinine ratio > or =3.

[Control of blood pressure in diabetic patients in primary care setting. DIAPA study].

Background And Objective: We aimed to assess the blood pressure (BP) control in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) treated in primary care (PC) and to establish the factors associated with a suboptimal control of BP.

Patients And Method: This was a multicenter, transverse study. Ninety investigators included 875 patients with DM (57.