Disease Status Blood pressure control (% of patients who progressed) P value
  Intensive Moderate  
Normoalbuminuria to microalbuminuria 17 28 0.02
Incipient to overt diabetic nephropathy 18 37 0.02
Retinopathy 35 46.5 0.02
Stroke 1.75 5.5 0.03
Table 2: Effect of intensive versus moderate blood pressure control on the progression of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes in the normotensive ABCD study (57).