Hypertension in Pakistani patients with diabetes mellitus.

In a retrospective analysis of 1000 diabetic patients attending an out-patient clinic in a Lahore Hospital, hypertension was present in 26 x 4 per cent. There was a female preponderance in the overall group and the male; female ratio was similar in the sub group with hypertension. In our assessment the overall contribution of diabetic renal disease to the prevalence of hypertension was unimpressive. The hypertension was mild in a vast majority of patients.