Associations between baseline level and clinical, anthropometric and behavioral changes in adults and the elderly diagnosed with hypertension and/or diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Emily de Souza Ferreira, Vanessa de Souza Amaral, Lara Camargo de Oliveira, Michele Duarte Pereira, Tabata Isabely Souza Neves, Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Glauce Dias da Costa, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta · 2026
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Emily Ferreira and co-authors follow adults with high blood pressure or diabetes over three years, in a 2026 cohort study. Both diseases are common, long-lasting, and often appear together. Primary care is where long-term management works best. The team asked how starting levels of body, clinical, and behavior measures shape later change.
A few hundred patients in primary care joined the study. They received general guidance on care, healthy choices, and behavior change at the start and end. Groups were split by diagnosis: diabetes only, high blood pressure only, or both. Body measures, lab values, and habits were tracked across the period. The design shows how baseline state steers three-year paths in routine care.
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| CREATOR | Emily de Souza Ferreira, Vanessa de Souza Amaral, Lara Camargo de Oliveira, Michele Duarte Pereira, Tabata Isabely Souza Neves, Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Glauce Dias da Costa, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |