Blood pressure control and its determinants among diabetes mellitus co-morbid hypertensive patients at Jimma University medical center, South West Ethiopia

Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of study participants at JUMC, 2017

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Family history of hypertension	Yes	23	17.56
Family history of hypertension	No	108	82.44
Family history of Diabetes	Yes	18	13.74
Family history of Diabetes	No	113	86.26
Time since hypertension diagnosis(years)	≤ 1	25	19.08
	2–5	45	34.35
	≥ 5	61	46.56
Time since diabetes diagnosis(years)	≤ 1	21	16.03
	2–5	47	35.87
	≥ 5	63	48.10
Frequency of followup(refill)	Monthly	71	54.20
	Every two months	41	31.30
	Every three months	19	14.50
Do physical activities	Yes	56	42.74
Do physical activities	No	75	57.26
Physical active	Yes	35	62.50
Physical active	No	21	37.50
Reduce salt intake	Yes	117	89.31
Reduce salt intake	No	14	10.69
Blood glucose	Controlled	86	65.65
Blood glucose	Uncontrolled	45	34.35
Comorbidity	Heart failure	5	3.82
	HIV/AIDS	2	1.53
	CKD	5	3.82
	Asthma	3	2.30
	Retinopathy	21	16.03
	Other^a	7	5.34

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