The purpose of this study was to identify clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients with hypertension.
The subjects were 209 type 2 diabetic patients who visited at the endocrine center at Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital of Catholic University in Seoul from beginning of March through the end of April in 2001.
The patient's clinical laboratory data were assessed at medical record review. The data were analyzed using for t-test, χ2 test.
The results were as follows:
1) There were no significant differences in age, body mass index, sex, family history of diabetes and oral hypoglycemic agents between hypertensive group and normotensive group, However, percentage of patients receiving insulin treatment was higher
significantly in the hypertensive group.
2) Creatinine and microalbuminuria levels were higher significantly in the hypertensive group. However, fasting blood glucose levels were lower significantly in the hypertensive group.
There were no significant differences in HbA1c, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) and blood urea nitrogen between two groups.
Our present study supports that Creatinine and microalbuminuria levels were higher significantly in the hypertensive group.
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