Threshold value of home pulse pressure predicting arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes: KAMOGAWA‐HBP study

This cross‐sectional multicenter study was designed to evaluate the threshold value of home pulse pressure (PP) and home systolic blood pressure (SBP) predicting the arterial stiffness in 876 patients with type 2 diabetes. We measured the area under the receiver‐operating characteristic curve (AUC) and estimated the ability of home PP to identify arterial stiffness using Youden‐Index defined cut‐off point. The arterial stiffness was measured using the brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). AUC for arterial stiffness in morning PP was significantly greater than that in morning SBP (P < .001). AUC for arterial stiffness in evening PP was also significantly greater than that in evening SBP (P < .001). The optimal cut‐off points for morning PP and evening PP, which predicted arterial stiffness, were 54.6 and 56.9 mm Hg, respectively. Our findings indicate that we should pay more attention to increased home PP in patients with type 2 diabetes.