Blood pressure control among diabetic hypertensives under cardiology follow-up at a regional hospital in rural Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd. Shah, Azarisman, Abdullah, Aszrin, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon, Abdullah, Hilmi, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Shah, Anis, Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3657/1/24-4746.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3657/; http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2010-41-4/24-4746.pdf

Three hundred thirty-one consecutive patients presenting with hypertension to the outpatient medical clinic of Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia were screened and 150 patients with concurrent diabetes were enrolled into a cross-sectional study. The majority of patients were male (60.6%...