Daba Abdissa,1 Kumsa Kene2

1Department of Biomedical Sciences Division of Clinical Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences Division of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Correspondence: Daba Abdissa Tel +251 923503701Email dhaabaa4@gmail.com

Purpose: Hypertension is a growing public health problem with a remarkable contribution to morbidity and mortality. It is a common condition which usually coexists with diabetes and aggravates its complications. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among diabetic patients attending their follow-up at Jimma University Medical Center (JUMC) from June 1 to August 30, 2019.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in diabetic patients attending their follow-up at JUMC. Systematic random sampling and a pretested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire were used to collect information. Data were entered into EPI data 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20. A variable having a p-value of < 0.25 in the bivariate model was subjected to multivariate analysis to avoid the confounding variables effect. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated at the 95% confidence interval and considered significant with a p-value of < 0.05.Results: A total of 366 diabetic patients were included in the study. Their mean age was 50.1 14.28 years, and the mean duration of diabetes was 6.8 5.3 years. The study finding showed that the prevalence of hypertension among diabetic patients was 37.4%. According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis, age of 50 years [AOR = 4.79; 95% CI: 1.4, 16.4], having body mass index (BMI) of 25 [AOR = 3.11; 95% CI: 1.58, 6.12] and khat chewing [AOR =19.34; 95% CI: 10.26, 36.44] were independent predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients.Conclusion: Our study found that there is high prevalence of hypertension among diabetic patients. Age of 50 years, having BMI of 25 kg/m2 and khat chewing were associated with hypertension among participants. Early detection and appropriate interventions should be an important action among patients with age 50 years, having BMI 25kg/m2 and khat chewers.

Keywords: prevalence, determinants, hypertension, diabetes, Southwest Ethiopia

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