HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS;

Frequency of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose levels

Abstract

Objective: To see the frequency of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose levels in hypertensive patients. Design:
Descriptive study. Place of Study: OPD / Filter clinic. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Islamabad. Patients and Methods: This
study was carried out on 116 hypertensive patients during the period from August to September '2008. Out of 116 patients, 64 were
females and 52 were males with age group between 20 to 70 years. Secondary causes are ruled out on the basis of history and physical
examination. Blood samples were sent to PIMS laboratory for fasting glucose. Data and results were analyzed in SPSS. Results:
According to this study, out of 116 patients, there were18 patients who had diabetes mellitus while 33 had hypertension with impaired
fasting glucose tolerance which is statistically significant. The females as compared to males were increased in number who had both
diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose. According to age diabetes mellitus increased in age groups between 41-50 and 61-70
years while impaired fasting glucose were increased in age group between 31-60 yrs. The results indicate that impaired fasting glucose is
present in significant number of hypertensive patients. Conclusions: Hypertension is associated with diabetes mellitus and impaired
fasting glucose.