Key result
Hypertension and diabetes co-occur in ~5% of adults, doubling the expected rate by chance.
Why the study?
The study aimed to determine the concurrent prevalence and synergy of hypertension and diabetes and assess their age trend in an Indian population segment due to their substantially increased risk of adverse outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=56,000)
Yes
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The study quantifies the synergistic concurrent prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in an Indian population, highlighting the need for integrated screening starting around age 40.
AIM: In view of the substantially increased risk of adverse outcomes, this study aims to determine the concurrent prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, quantify the synergy factor, and assess its age trend in a segment of the Indian population. METHODS: Electronic health records of more than 56000 persons undergoing health check-up in a group of hospitals were analysed for age-trend and sex differences for hypertension in cases with diabetes and diabetes in cases with hypertension, in addition to the concurrent prevalence. The synergy factor between the two diseases was determined as the occurrence in excess of their joint occurrence by chance. RESULTS: The overall concurrent prevalence was around 5% - nearly twice of that expected by chance if they were independent diseases - thus measuring their synergy. This synergy started to rise rapidly at age around 40 years in either sex, continued to rise until around to 58 years, and then slowed down to plateau at nearly 17% at around 70 years. Hypertension in cases with diabetes was about 4 times as common as in those without diabetes, and diabetes in hypertensive cases was about 2½ times as common as in those without hypertension. CONCLUSION: The findings quantify the inter-dependence of hypertension and diabetes in a segment of the Indian population and underscore the need for integrated screening strategies, especially around the age of 40 years, to mitigate the dual burden.
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Indrayan et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension and diabetes (n=56,000). Hypertension and diabetes vs. Expected joint occurrence by chance was evaluated on Concurrent prevalence of hypertension and diabetes. Concurrent prevalence of hypertension and diabetes was approximately 5%—nearly twice that expected by chance—with synergy rising rapidly around age 40 and plateauing near 17% at age 70.
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