51. Prevalence of hypertension among diabetic patients and its relation to vascular risk. Diabetes Hypertension Study Group.
- Author
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Fuller H and Stevens LK
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Factors, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Diabetes Mellitus epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus ethnology, Diabetes Mellitus physiopathology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Female, Humans, Hypertension epidemiology, Hypertension ethnology, Hypertension physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Racial Groups, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Diabetes Complications, Hypertension complications
- Abstract
In order to determine the factors related to the occurrence of hypertension in diabetic patients, blood pressure distributions were determined, using standardised methods, in a sample of 5,842 patients attending ten diabetic clinics in the London area. After allowing for the influence of age and obesity, BPs tended to be higher in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes compared with those with insulin-dependent diabetes, and were in general higher in males compared with females. Average BPs were lower in South Indian patients when contrasted with Caucasians and Afro-Caribbeans. The frequency of WHO-defined hypertension was highest in the non-insulin-dependent patients older than 55 years, being 43% for males and 52% for females. A substantial proportion of subjects already taking anti-hypertensive treatment had BPs above 160/95 mmHg. Centile distributions of BP in this population have been used to assess the implications of treatment strategies in diabetic patients.
- Published
- 1991