title: Hypertension among 1000 patients with type 2 diabetes attending a national diabetes center in Jordan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In Jordan, there is a paucity of research on hypertension and its risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of hypertension, risk factors, and the level of awareness and control of hypertension among outpatients with type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 1000 patients with type 2 diabetes who were attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrine and Genetic Diseases for follow-up during the period of June to December 2006. Data were collected from medical records and through a structured interview questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent effect of variables on hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension (BP >130/80 or on medication for high blood pressure) was 72.4% (70.9% of males and 73.9% of females). The logistic regression indicated that hypertension was positively associated with age (P=.001), body mass index (P=.001), and duration of diabetes (P=.001). About one-half of patients who were aware of having hypertension failed to keep their blood pressure under control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypertension is a common co-morbidity among diabetic patients. Despite a high rate of awareness of hypertension among study subjects (93%), hypertension was not controlled to the recommended levels of blood pressure in about one-half (50.4%) of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Genetics, The National Center for Diabetes, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Fayzeh M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Mubarak
authors.forename: Erika S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Froelicher
authors.forename: Hashem Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jaddou
authors.forename: Kamel M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ajlouni
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013997:Time Factors
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