The Rate of Systemic Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Baquba Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a common disease effect high incidence of population, hypertension more in diabetic patient than other population so if associations of these tow diseases in same patients lead to increase the rate of morbidity and mortality from micro and macro vascular complications of diabetes. Objective: To evaluate the incidence of systemic hypertension in patients with typ2 diabetes mellitus in Diyala province. Materials and Methods: Nine hundred patient were divided in 2 groups Group A:450 diabetic patient were evaluated for hypertension group B: 450 patient without diabetes mellitus as control study measuring blood pressure for all patients including in this study by using a sphygmomanometer at consultation medical unit and diabetic clinic in Baquba Teaching Hospital, patient include in this study usually between age 32 to 70 years. Other data obtained included age, gender, type of DM, weight, height, body mass index and waist hip ratio. Results: In group A: 450 diabetic patient (225 were male and 225 were female) were included in this study. 244 (54.22 %) patient of them have hypertension, 124 were male (50.8%) while 120 patient were female (49.2%) and we found 206 from total number of diabetic patient have no hypertension. While in group B (control group) from 450 non-diabetic patient we found 100 patient (22.2%) of them have hypertension and 350 (77.8%) patient from total number have non-hypertension. Conclusions: Hypertension is more in patient with diabetes type 2than those with no diabetes. Studies have shown that adequate treatment and well control of the blood pressure will reduces the complications of DM.