title: Hypertension, proteinuria and azotaemia in diabetes.
abstract: The prevalence of hypertension was evaluated in 479 white subjects with diabetes, according to the type of diabetes and the presence of persistent proteinuria as a marker for diabetic nephropathy. Hypertension was uncommon in 178 insulin dependent diabetic subjects without proteinuria (5%) (mean age 25.0 +/- 12.5 years), but occurred in 23% of 58 patients with proteinuria (mean age 28.9 +/- 14.1 years) and in 90% with azotaemia (P less than 0.00001). Among patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes hypertension was found in 25% of 170 without renal disease (mean age 48.0 +/- 10.3 years) and in 53% of 53 (mean age 51.4 +/- 13.0 years) with proteinuria (P = 0.0002). We conclude that the prevalence of hypertension among subjects with diabetes depends on the type of diabetes, age, and the presence and severity of diabetic renal involvement.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Clinic, Johannesburg Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braude
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Osler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kalk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000150:complications; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine