Table 2.

Proportion of diabetic complications attributable to hypertension^*

COMPLICATION	ATTRIBUTABLE RISK, %
Stroke	75
Coronary artery disease	35
End-stage renal disease	50
Eye disease†	35
Leg amputation	35

BP—blood pressure.

Data from Bild and Teutsch.⁴

^*Hypertension has been defined as BP > 160/95 mm Hg or BP > 140/90 mm Hg, depending on the study.^4,5

^†Retinopathy.