The Prevalence And Risk Factors For Systemic Hypertension Among Sudanese Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Survey In Diabetes Healthcare Facility

Background and aims: Diabetes and hypertension are common chronic diseases that affect about one fifth of Sudanese adults. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension among Sudanese individuals with diabetes.Materials and methods: This a survey in diabetes healthcare facility-based study that recruited 266 individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Data was collected using a standardized pretested questionnaire, and was analyzed by performing descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS program.Result: The study showed that average age of participants was 58.7 (+/- 10.5 SD) years, males were 59% and most of the participants (72.6%) from urban areas. Diabetes for 1-5 years was observed in 10.9% and for more than 11 years in 71.4%. The majority (91.7%) had type 2 diabetes mellitus while only (8.3%) had type 1 diabetes. The prevalence of hypertension was 47.7% among the study group, this was significantly associated with age (p value 0.016), and retinopathy (p value 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, body mass index (BMI), serum creatinine and retinopathy had statistically significant associations with the presence of hypertension (p values 0.002,0,016, 0.008,0.001) respectively.Conclusion: Prevalence of hypertension in Sudanese patients with diabetes presenting to diabetes clinic was 47.7%, and it increased with age and presence of retinopathy. Risk factors of hypertension were age, body mass index (BMI), serum creatinine and retinopathy. (C) 2020 Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.