6-OR: Blood Pressure as Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)/Cerebrovascular Disease (CVD) According to Glucose Tolerance Status (GTS): Implications for Updated Guidelines

Abstract

Despite recent tightening of cutoffs for hypertension (HT) in major global guidelines, guidelines, especially according to GTS, remain debatable. We analyzed data from a nationwide claims database on 293,396 participants without prior CAD or CVD from 2008-16. Multivariate Cox regression model identified risks of CAD and CVD events. Hazard ratios (HRs) were compared among 5 levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP) (≤119, 120-129, 130-139, 140-149, ≥150) according to GTS [i.e., normal glucose tolerance (NGT), prediabetes (pre-DM), diabetes (DM)]. During the study period, 1099 CAD and 1990 CVD events occurred. Those with SBP levels ≥120 mmHg had a significantly higher risk of incident CAD/CVD than those with lower levels. The incidence of CAD and CVD did not differ significantly between NGT and pre-DM in those with SBP ≤119 whereas HRs for incident CAD for DM was almost 2.7, which was similar to NGT and pre-DM with SBP ≥150 mmHg (Table). Compared with NGT and SBP ≤119 mmHg, the HR for incident CAD among DM and SBP ≥150 mmHg was 5.91 (4.22-8.26), while SBP ≥150 mmHg significantly increased the risk of CVD about 4 fold regardless of GTS. These results based on a large database implied the need for even lower BP targets regardless of GTS. The impact of BP was stronger in DM in preventing CAD. Disclosure M.H. Yamada: None. K. Fujihara: None. Y. Yaguchi: None. T. Osawa: None. M. Kitazawa: None. Y. Matsubayashi: None. M. Iwanaga: None. T. Yamada: None. N. Yamanaka: None. H. Seida: None. W. Ogawa: Research Support; Self; Astellas Pharma Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG, Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Kowa Company, Ltd., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., Novo Nordisk Inc., Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Other Relationship; Self; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. H. Sone: Research Support; Self; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Novartis AG, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Funding 18K17897