Open AccessPrevalence and pattern of abnormal glucose tolerance in adult Nigerians with primary hypertension
Author(s) -
Okon E. Essien,
EJ Peters,
A. E. Udoh,
JU Ekott,
Clement O Odigwe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v16i1.37281
Subject(s) - nigerians , medicine , diabetes mellitus , impaired glucose tolerance , body mass index , endocrinology , waist , glucose tolerance test , type 2 diabetes , insulin resistance , political science , law
Hypertension and diabetes mellitus relate to one another aetiologically and prognostically. Studies show that hypertension occurs frequently in diabetics than non-diabetics. Data on the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in hypertensive Nigerians are scanty This study assesses the magnitude of this problem in adult Nigerians with primary hypertension.