[Evaluation and control of hypertensive diabetics seen in Primary Care centres in Spain. BRAND II study].
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to verify the level of blood pressure and glucose control and treatment in hypertensive diabetics seen in Primary Care Centres in Spain.


METHODS
Descriptive study conducted on hypertensive diabetic patients who attended primary care centres for any reason.


METHODS
Primary Care centres throughout Spain.


METHODS
The study included 6,777 patients.


METHODS
Blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, blood analysis and treatment were recorded


RESULTS
The mean age of the sample was 64.40 (11.50) years. Mean blood glucose was 141.8 (39) mg/dl, glycosylated haemoglobin was ≤7% in 45.9% of the sample, and blood pressure was under control (BP≤130/80 mmHg) in 9.8% of the patients studied. LDL Cholesterol was ≤100mg/dl in 25.3% of the sample. The drugs most used to control diabetes were; sulphonylureas 2259 patients (33.3%) and biguanides 3768 patients (55.6%). A total of 556 patients were on treatment with insulin, which represented 8.2% of the population studied. The drugs most used for hypertension were; diuretics in 3395 patients (50.1%) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in 4053 patients (59.8%).


CONCLUSIONS
A large proportion of hypertensive diabetics are insufficiently controlled.
Sociedades Autonómicas de HTA-SEHLELHA, Spain. arboleja@yahoo.es
José
J
Abellán Alemán
Miguel Ángel
MÁ
Prieto Díaz
Mariano
M
Leal Hernández
Serafín
S
Balanza Galindo
Alex
A
de la Sierra Iserte
Nieves
N
Martell Claros
Fernando
F
García Romanos
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013030:Spain
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