aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, Niigata

bNiigata College of Nursing, Joetsu, Japan

Correspondence to Kazuya Fujihara, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. Tel: +81 25 368 9026; fax: +81 29 368 9300; e-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HRs, hazard ratios; ICD-10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; NGSP, National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program; SPRINT, Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial

Received 15 August, 2022

Revised 14 November, 2022

Accepted 29 November, 2022