Evaluation of correlation between diabetes and hypertension and contributing various factors

ABSTRACT

Diabetic patients in the Hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi; Heart's International, Rawalpindi; Al Shifa Hospital Islamabad Age, sex, fasting plasma glucose level, random glucose level, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, income, occupation, education and employment status. All the 234 diabetic patients were categorized into group A comprising of diabetes with hypertension and group B comprising of diabetes with hypotension as set by WHO criteria. Both groups A and B were recognized after comparison with group C comprising of Normal/Control subjects. The plasma glucose level and blood pressure of all the 234 patients were measured. Only 17% diabetic patients were found with hypertension and having significant correlation [p < 0.05] of systolic blood pressure and plasma glucose values. But no significant correlation was noted between diabetic patients with hypotension [group B] and group C. In general, we observed higher levels of morbidity in the lower socio-economic class. There exists no correlation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with plasma glucose value between the overall diabetic patients and control group.of subjects. However, there exists positive correlation of r = +0.412 between systolic blood pressure and plasma glucose level within the patients of group A, comprising of diabetes with hypertension