Open Access<p>Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Among Diabetic Patients in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019</p>
Author(s) -
Daba Abdissa,
Kumsa Kene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s255695
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , body mass index , confounding , odds ratio , logistic regression , multivariate analysis , cross sectional study , demography , endocrinology , pathology , sociology
Hypertension is a growing public health problem with a remarkable contribution to morbidity and mortality. It is a common condition which usually coexists with diabetes and aggravates its complications. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among diabetic patients attending their follow-up at Jimma University Medical Center (JUMC) from June 1 to August 30, 2019.