Co-occurrence of diabeties mellitus and hypertension in some rural communities of Southeast Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAzuamah, Y. C.
dc.contributor.authorAmadi, A. N.
dc.contributor.authorAmadi, C. O. A.
dc.contributor.authorEsenwah, E. C
dc.contributor.authorAzuamah, E. C.
dc.contributor.authorIloh, J. U.
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-06T12:13:15Z
dc.date.available2026-06-06T12:13:15Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionThis article was written in collaboration with some staff of FUTO
dc.description.abstractDiabetes mellitus and hypertension are common diseases that coexist at a greater frequency than chance alone would predict. This study was conducted on subjects living in rural communities in Southeast Nigeria namely Nkwebi, Elu, Okagwe Ohafia in Abia State and Ezeala Owerre, Umueze, Umunakanu, Umunumo, Umualumaku in Imo State. The objective of the study was to assess the co-occurrence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. A total of 446 subjects were examined, 186 (41.7%) males and 260 (58.3%) females. All the subjects were above 20 years with a mean age of 58.7 years. Out of 446 subjects studied, 93 subjects had diabetes mellitus, 53 (57%) males and 40 (43%) females. The record also revealed that 254 subjects comprising of 111 males and 143 females had arterial hypertension with a mean blood pressure of 184/113mmHg and 172/102mmHg respectively. Among these subjects, 43 had both diabetes mellitus and hypertension, 26 (60.5%) males and 17 (39.5%) females. From the results obtained, out of the 93 subjects with diabetes mellitus, 43 of them making 46.2% had hypertension. We concluded that there was a close co-occurrence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
dc.identifier.citationAzuamah, Y. C., Amadi, A. N., Amadi, C. O. A., Esenwah, E. C., Azuamah, E. C. & Iloh, J. U. (2011). Co-occurrence of diabeties mellitus and hypertension in some rural communities of Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Advanced Medical Sciences and Applied Research, 1(1), 030 - 041
dc.identifier.issn2231-0126
dc.identifier.uriwww.ijamsar.iserp.org
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2828
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherU. P.
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectinsulin
dc.subjectglucose
dc.subjectblood pressure
dc.subjectDepartment of Optometry
dc.titleCo-occurrence of diabeties mellitus and hypertension in some rural communities of Southeast Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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