Mengesha Addisu Y
Health Department, Gaborone City Council, Gaborone, Botswana.
Afr Health Sci. 2007 Dec;7(4):244-5.
This cross sectional study was done in Gaborone City Council clinics in Botswana.
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors among DM patients.
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.
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.
The study found out that most of DM patients suffer from co-existing hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors.
本横断面研究在博茨瓦纳哈博罗内市议会诊所开展。
本研究旨在确定糖尿病患者中高血压及相关心血管危险因素的患病率。
在2003年12月1日至2004年2月28日的三个月期间，共有401名患者纳入一项横断面研究。
研究期间发现，61.2%的糖尿病患者患有高血压，56.4%肥胖，33.5%高胆固醇血症，38.9%高甘油三酯血症。在该研究中，高血压与年龄、性别、糖尿病类型、体重指数（BMI）及高甘油三酯血症有关。
该研究发现，大多数糖尿病患者同时患有高血压及相关心血管危险因素。
