title: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in adults with diagnosed diabetes: the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV).
abstract: We evaluated the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Korean adults with diagnosed diabetes using nationally representative data. Among subjects aged ≥30 years who participated in the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2007 and 2008, a total of 745 subjects (336 men and 409 women) with a previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus were analyzed. The prevalence of hypertension in adults with diagnosed diabetes was 55.5%. The rates of awareness, treatment and control were 88.0, 94.2, and 30.8%, respectively. Compared with the general population, the prevalence of hypertension in adults with diagnosed diabetes was higher in all age groups in both genders. Factors independently associated with a high prevalence of hypertension included being male, increasing age, single, <9 years of education, the presence of chronic kidney disease risk, hypercholesterolemia (≥240 mg dl(-1)) and high body mass index (≥25 kg m(-2)). Regular medical screening was positively associated with hypertension control, whereas a high triglyceride level (≥150 mg dl(-1)) was inversely associated. A high prevalence and a low control rate of hypertension in adults with diagnosed diabetes suggest that stringent efforts are needed to control blood pressure in diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H-S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S-S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I-Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Y-J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: J-W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: W-C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y-M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea