Epidemiological Aspect and Association of Hypertension and Diabetes in a Moroccan Population of Hypertends
Published: 2024-04-14
Page: 47-51
Issue: 2024 - Volume 7 [Issue 1]
Bettar Mohamed Ghoulame *
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
BE. Ovaga
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
Charif Hana
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
Haboub Meryeme
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
Arous Salim
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
Ghali Bennouna
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
Rachida Habbal
Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
High blood pressure (HBP) and diabetes are frequently associated cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of our study is to estimate the prevalence of diabetes in a hypertensive’s population followed in the cardiology department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca, and to study the relationship between hypertension and diabetes as well as their clinical and epidemiological aspects. During the study period, we were able to identify 87 diabetic patients among 227 hypertensives, followed in the cardiology department, i.e. a prevalence of 38.32%. Our study showed the frequent association of these two pathologies and more particularly in female patients, and that this association increases with age. The average age onset was 61.46 years.
Keywords: High blood pressure, diabetes