title: Blood pressure changes in diabetes in urban Tanzania.
abstract: Little is known of the natural history of blood pressure (BP) levels in diabetic patients from sub-Saharan Africa. BP levels were therefore recorded in such patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, over 2, 5, and 7 years. Hypertension was found in 5% of insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and 29.2% of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients at presentation with diabetes. Hypertension developed in a further 2 IDDM (3.7%) and 27 NIDDM (15.6%) patients at 2 years, and in 3 IDDM (13.0%) and 9 NIDDM (9.8%) patients at 5 years. Seven NIDDM (18.4%) patients had developed hypertension by 7 years. In NIDDM patients with normal BP initially, the mean systolic BP rose from 131 to 141 mmHg (P < 0.001) 2 years later (n = 146); from 131 to 138 mmHg (P < 0.001) for those followed for 5 years (n = 82); and from 131 to 138 mmHg (P < 0.05) for those followed for 7 years (n = 31). The mean diastolic BP was 83 mmHg initially and 84 mmHg (NS) for those followed for 2 years (n = 146). There was no observed rise in mean diastolic BP at 5 or 7 years of follow-up. In IDDM patients without hypertension, only the systolic BP rose significantly by 5 years, from 124 to 132 mmHg (P < 0.001; n = 20). These changes were independent of age, sex, body mass index, and proteinuria.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mugusi
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ramaiya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chale
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Swai
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: McLarty
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Alberti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole; D013636:Tanzania; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population