Key result
Among adults with type 2 diabetes in Mukalla, Yemen, the prevalence of hypertension was 46.7%, retinopathy 60.8%, neuropathy 49.2%, and nephropathy 10.8%.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of hypertension and microvascular complications among type 2 diabetic patients registered at a primary health care center in Mukalla city, eastern Yemen.
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
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There is a high prevalence of hypertension (46.7%) and microvascular complications, particularly retinopathy (60.8%), among adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Mukalla, Yemen.
Indicates need for complication screening in this T2DM cohort; leaves open generalizability and causal factors in similar low-resource settings.
The Background and Purpose: to assess the prevalence of hypertension and micro-vascular complications among type 2 diabetic patients registered in primary health care center in Mukalla city at eastern Yemen. Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in a randomly selected eligible patients from the diabetic registry of the AL Noor Charity Center (ACC), Mukalla city in Yemen. Results: Prevalence of hypertension in the T2DM patients were 46.7% (56/120). Retinopathy is the most micro-vascular complications among the adults having T2DM (73/120, 60.8%) while nephropathy is the least prevalence (13/120, 10.8%), prevalence of neuropathy was 49.2% (59/120). a high prevalence of retinopathy in males (66%) than females (55.7%) and a high prevalence of neuropathy in male adults (52.2%) than females (46%).No statistical significant difference were exit related to gender for any studied complications. Similar findings were observed regarding age related variations. Conclusion: A high prevalence of hypertension, retinopathy and neuropathy were reported among T2DM patients in Mukalla. Adopting effective and safe treatment strategies are highly recommended to prevent premature death and complications due to DM.
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Ghouth et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n=120). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. Among adults with type 2 diabetes in Mukalla, Yemen, the prevalence of hypertension was 46.7%, retinopathy 60.8%, neuropathy 49.2%, and nephropathy 10.8%.
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