title: Hypertension and related risk factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients in Gaborone City Council (GCC) clinics, Gaborone, Botswana.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This cross sectional study was done in Gaborone City Council clinics in Botswana.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors among DM patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 401 patients were included in a cross sectional study during a three-month period between December 1, 2003 and February 28, 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study it was found out that 61.2%of DM patients had hypertension, 56.4% obesity, 33.5% hypercholesterolemia and 38.9% hypertriglyceredemia. In the study, hypertension was associated with age, sex, type of DM, body mass index (BMI) and hypertriglyceredemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study found out that most of DM patients suffer from co-existing hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Health Department, Gaborone City Council, Gaborone, Botswana. addisuyilma@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Addisu Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Mengesha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult