Diabetes-Hypertension inter-relationship in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Within a survey for the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its complications in Egypt, 329 diabetics over 20 years of age, of whom 105 were males and 244 were females as well as a control group of 354 non diabetics of whom 151 were males and 203 were females, were studied. Results showed that the mean diastolic, mean systolic and elevated blood pressure were higher in diabetics, difference being more marked in females. It was also found that hypertensives had an impaired glucose tolerance if compared with normotensives. The pathophysiology underlying these findings is discussed