Abstract:

Background: Diabetes and hypertension are common diseases that increase the risk of each other and may also cause cardiac, vascular and renal complications. Although the prevalence of hypertension in outpatients with diabetes has been studied several time, information about inpatients is limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension in hospitalized diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus hospitalized for any reason were included to the study. Hypertension was defined as taking antihypertensive drugs or having at least two arterial blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg in hospital. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients was 52.6%. Blood pressure was not under control in 29 (29.5%) of 98 patients who used anti-hypertensive drug. The ages and body mass index (BMI) of patients with hypertension were significantly higher than those without hypertension (63.2 ± 10.4 vs. 55.3 ± 11.2, p <0.001 for age; 31.0 ± 6.8 vs. 27.5 ± 5.6 for BMI, p <0.001 ). The frequency of smokers was significantly higher in patients without hypertension (67.0%) than in those with hypertension (45.5%) (p=0.004). The creatinine level was found to be significantly higher in diabetics with hypertension (1.2 ± 1.0) than in those without hypertension (1.0 ± 0.5) (p=0.038). Conclusions: Inpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may often be accompanied by hypertension during hospi-talization. Blood pressure of one third of these patients is not under control and this situation may negatively contribute to diabetes-related complications. The presence and treatment of hypertension in individuals with diabetes must be questioned. Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Complication

Keywords: