Are blood pressure levels taken during a secondary care diabetic clinic likely to be higher than when measured in primary care?

Brooks, Caroline J; Tang, Ting S; Ford, David V; Lyons, Ronan A; Price, David E; Bain, Stephen C; Stephens, Jeffrey W · Prim Care Diabetes · 2009

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Blood pressure management guidelines are widely available. Our aim was to examine differences in blood pressure on the same subjects in primary and secondary care. We identified 661 diabetic subjects with measurements with the aid of the SAIL databank. Blood pressure in primary care was significantly lower than secondary care.

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