Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia

Hypertension is a common comorbidity among diabetic patients. This study aimed to determine blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes. This was a cross-sectional study in 6 public primary care clinics in Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia. Hypertensive patients age...

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Main Authors: Cheong, Ai Theng, Tong, Seng Fah, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Abdul Samad, Azah, Md Sharif, Salmiah
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Language:English
Published: Sage Publications 2015
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author Cheong, Ai Theng
Tong, Seng Fah
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Abdul Samad, Azah
Md Sharif, Salmiah
author_facet Cheong, Ai Theng
Tong, Seng Fah
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Abdul Samad, Azah
Md Sharif, Salmiah
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description Hypertension is a common comorbidity among diabetic patients. This study aimed to determine blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes. This was a cross-sectional study in 6 public primary care clinics in Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia. Hypertensive patients aged ≥18 years and attending the clinics were selected via systematic random sampling. The BP control target was defined as <130/80 mm Hg for diabetic patients and <140/90 mm Hg for nondiabetic patients. A total of 1107 hypertensive patients participated in this study and 540 (48.7%) had diabetes. About one fourth (24.3%) of the hypertensive patients with diabetes achieved BP control target, compared with 60.1% patients without diabetes (P < .001). Being diabetic and on ≥2 antihypertensive treatments were associated with poor BP control. Attention needs to be given to these groups of patients when managing patients with hypertension.
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spelling upm-439642022-02-10T00:53:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43964/ Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia Cheong, Ai Theng Tong, Seng Fah Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Abdul Samad, Azah Md Sharif, Salmiah Hypertension is a common comorbidity among diabetic patients. This study aimed to determine blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes. This was a cross-sectional study in 6 public primary care clinics in Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia. Hypertensive patients aged ≥18 years and attending the clinics were selected via systematic random sampling. The BP control target was defined as <130/80 mm Hg for diabetic patients and <140/90 mm Hg for nondiabetic patients. A total of 1107 hypertensive patients participated in this study and 540 (48.7%) had diabetes. About one fourth (24.3%) of the hypertensive patients with diabetes achieved BP control target, compared with 60.1% patients without diabetes (P < .001). Being diabetic and on ≥2 antihypertensive treatments were associated with poor BP control. Attention needs to be given to these groups of patients when managing patients with hypertension. Sage Publications 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43964/1/Blood%20pressure%20control%20among%20hypertensive%20patients%20with%20and%20without%20diabetes%20mellitus%20in%20six%20public%20primary%20health%20care%20clinics%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Cheong, Ai Theng and Tong, Seng Fah and Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina and Abdul Samad, Azah and Md Sharif, Salmiah (2015) Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27 (2). pp. 580-589. ISSN 1010-5395; ESSN: 1941-2479 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1010539513480232 10.1177/1010539513480232
spellingShingle Cheong, Ai Theng
Tong, Seng Fah
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Abdul Samad, Azah
Md Sharif, Salmiah
Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title_full Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title_fullStr Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title_short Blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in Malaysia
title_sort blood pressure control among hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus in six public primary health care clinics in malaysia
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43964/1/Blood%20pressure%20control%20among%20hypertensive%20patients%20with%20and%20without%20diabetes%20mellitus%20in%20six%20public%20primary%20health%20care%20clinics%20in%20Malaysia.pdf