Blood pressure control and its associated factors in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes
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Anan S Jarab 1 2 , Walid Al-Qerem 3 , Salam Alqudah 4 , Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh 2 , Tareq L Mukattash 2 , Karem H Alzoubi 5 6 *
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1 College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, UAE2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JORDAN3 Department of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN4 Department of Pharmacy, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman, JORDAN5 Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE6 Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JORDAN* Corresponding Author

Abstract

In this retrospective study, the medical records of hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes attending two major hospitals were reviewed to find the factors associated with poor blood pressure control in patients who have diabetes as a comorbid disease with hypertension. Binary regression analysis was conducted to find the factors independently associated with BP control. A total of 522 participants were included in the study. Most of the participants had uncontrolled hypertension (63.4%) and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (51.3%). Regression results revealed that having retinopathy (OR=1.468 (95% CI: 1.020-2.113), p<0.05), and not receiving dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors were independently associated with uncontrolled BP (OR=0.633 (95%CI 0.423-0.946), p<0.05). Therefore, greater efforts should be exerted to improve BP control in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly in those suffering from retinopathy.

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Article Type: Original Article

ELECTRON J GEN MED, Volume 20, Issue 3, June 2023, Article No: em477

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/13028

Publication date: 01 May 2023

Online publication date: 05 Mar 2023

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