Prevalence, risk factors, and management of uncontrolled hypertension among patients with diabetes: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a globally chronic condition that currently affects over 422 million people worldwide, a number that has been estimated to grow to 552 million by 2030 [1,2]. Saudi Arabia is one of the nations with the highest DM prevalence regionally and internationally [3]. Hypertension (HT) is more common in patients with diabetes than in those without diabetes [4,5]. The co-occurrence of HT has a substantial clinical effect of producing a poor outcome for patients with diabetes. Complications such as renal failure, stroke, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and mortality are the most adverse outcomes of poorly controlled HT in patients with diabetes [6 –12].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research