The increased risk of mortality in the tight-control group persisted during an extended follow-up period.231 The Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron Modified Release Controlled Evaluation (AD- VANCE) collaborative group showed that the addition of perindopril plus indapamide to current therapy used in patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk reduced the rate of major or microvascular events.232 In a secondary analysis, kidney events (mostly measures of appearance or worsening of urinary AER) were less frequent with a lower achieved BP at the follow-up visit.233 The absolute risk reductions for cardiovascular and kidney end points associated with active treatment (irrespective of BP) were greater among patients with CKD 3 5 than among patients with CKD 1 2.234 Interpretation. The Work Group believed that the data for reducing usual systolic BP to r140 mm Hg and diastolic BP to r90 mm Hg were strong, on the basis of the data presented above, as well as the clear relationship between BP levels and the risk of cardiovascular and kidney out- comes consistently noted in observational studies in both the and in patients with diabetes with a systolic BP 4140 mm Hg and a diastolic BP Further support is provided by reports from a number of clinical trials or trial subgroups demonstrat- ing that BP-lowering therapy prevents cardiovascular and kidney events in patients with diabetes, most of whom had BP levels 4140/90 mm Hg at trial entry.183,219,221,223,232 There are few data for individuals with diabetes and CKD, but those that are available have reported broadly consistent findings.234 The Work Group does not believe that the evidence is sufficiently strong to support a lower target BP level for all patients with diabetes and CKD. Some support for lower BP targets is provided by the ACCORD and ABCD trials population. 