Current status of achieving blood pressure target and its clinical correlates in Japanese type 2 diabetes (JDDM45)

Aims/Introduction To investigate the current status of achieved blood pressure levels in association with the number of antihypertensive drug classes as of 2013, and to explore the clinical correlates with achievement of target blood pressure in a large-scale cohort of Japanese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods A nationwide survey was carried out including 12,811 individuals with type 2 diabetes. Participants were divided by achieved blood pressure