Prevalence and Pattern of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Adult Nigerians with Primary Hypertension
Niger. j. med. (Online)
; 16(1): 50-56, 2007.
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1267200
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Hypertension and diabetes mellitus relate to one another aetiologically and prognostically. Studies show that hypertension occurs frequently in diabetics than non-diabetics. Data on the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in hypertensive Nigerians are scanty. This study assesses the magnitude of this problem in adult Nigerians with primary hypertension.Method:
Oral glucose tolerance test was performed on 124 adult Nigerians (64hypertensives; 60normotensives) to determine the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance. Body mass index and waist circumference were measured. Plasma glucose was analyzed by the glucose oxidase method.Results:
The hypertensive(32 males;32females) and normotensive (30males; 30females) had mean ages of 47.6+/-10.1years and 44.2+/-7.6years.The mean body mass index and waist circumference of hypertensives and normotensives were 30.2+/-80kg/m;100.8+/-17.2cm and28.5kg/m;88.5+/-14.1cm. The mean plasma glucose in mmols/l; during oral glucose tolerance test of hypertensives and normotensives; at 0hr; 1hr and 2hrs were;4.79+/-0.99;6.94+/-1.5;5.96+/-1.82 and4.42+/-0.90;6.25+/-1.02;5.05++/-1.8 respectively. The response to glucose load was significantly higher in the hypertensives than normotensives particularly at 2hours p
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Body Mass Index
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Prevalence
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Adult
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. j. med. (Online)
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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