Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure - Abdellatif Maamri - Bog

An epidemiological, cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study of 150 women aged 18 to 85 years, residing in Berkane, was conducted. The data collected from a questionnaire including sociodemographic, anthropometric, and biological characteristics were processed and analyzed. Our study population had an average age of 50.3 years (standard deviation = 12.02 years), BMI of 30.36 kg.m-2 (±7.3), the incidence of diabetes was 25% with only 45% of diabetics being on treatment, and 24% having a balanced hba1c. The incidence of overall hypertension was 54%, with 39% of hypertensives undergoing treatment for hypertension. Multivariate analysis showed significant associations (P