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Self-Assessment of Outpatient Management of Hypertension in Diabetics

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  • Zohra Hadj Ali

    (National Institute of Nutrition, Tunisia)

  • Yosra Htira

    (National Institute of Nutrition, Tunisia)

  • Aicha Ben Hammouda

    (National Institute of Nutrition, Tunisia)

  • Faika Ben Mami

    (National Institute of Nutrition, Tunisia)

Abstract

Background: Hypertension remains a major problem in diabetics, with a strong prevalence, and a high rate of uncontrolled subjects despite the combination of several therapeutic classes. Aims: To carry out an evaluation of hypertension management in a group of diabetics Methods: We conducted a retro-cross-sectional study including 200 patients by analyzing the data provided in the medical files and responding to an evaluation grid. Results: We included 200 patients whose were type 1 diabetics (T1D) in 21.5% of cases and type 2 diabetics (T2D) in 78.5% of cases. The mean age was of 36 ± 10.9 years in the T1D group and 56.4 ± 9.7 years in the T2D group. Hypertension was present in 34.9% of T1D and 56.7% of T2D. The BP was taken only in 61% of patients and in patients with hypertension in 71.7 % and in 65.5% of cases the SBP

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  • Zohra Hadj Ali & Yosra Htira & Aicha Ben Hammouda & Faika Ben Mami, 2022. "Self-Assessment of Outpatient Management of Hypertension in Diabetics," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 4(5), pages 66-69, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:4:y:2022:i:5:id:41208
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.5.1208
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