Prevalence and control of hypertension among diabetes patients in hospital universiti sains malaysia, malaysia = Prevalensi dan kontrol hipertensi pada pasien diabetes di hospital unlversiti salns malaysia, malaysia

Hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is a prevalent condition that leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension In type 2 diabetes attending endocrinology clinics at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), to describe antihypertensive treatment patterns, and to evaluate the target of blood pressure achieved by antihypertensive agents. The study was a prospective follow-up descriptive study. Study conducted at diabetic clinic outpatient at HUSM, Kelantan, Malaysia from January to December 2007. A total of 1077 diabetic patients involve in this study. The findings of our study showed that the majority patients type 2 diabetes mellitus 998 (92.7 %) had hypertension. For the patients who were on antihypertensive medications, 254 (23.6" %) of them were on monotherapy and 311 (28.9 %), 179 (16.6 %), and 198 (18.4 %) respectively received two, three and more than three antihypertensive agents. The majority of patients 872 (87.4 %) were on angiotensin converting enzyme Inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers either alone or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs. A number of 601 (55.8 %) patients achreved blood pressure targets &#880