Abstract
This cross sectional study was done in Gaborone City Council clinics in Botswana. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors among DM patients. A total of 401 patients were included in a cross sectional study during a three-month period between December 1, 2003 and February 28, 2004. During the study it was found out that 61.2%of DM patients had hypertension, 56.4% obesity, 33.5% hypercholesterolemia and 38.9% hypertriglyceredemia. In the study, hypertension was associated with age, sex, type of DM, body mass index (BMI) and hypertriglyceredemia. The study found out that most of DM patients suffer from co-existing hypertension and related cardiovascular risk factors.
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