Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Nationwide Multicenter Study in Brazil
Table 3
Hypertension awareness.
Variables
Hypertension awareness
Yes (%)
No (%)
value
(%)
453 (65.7)
236 (34.3)
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Children and adolescents, (%)
28 (22)
99 (78)
<0.001*
Adults, (%)
425 (75.6)
137 (24.4)
sBP (mmHg)
129.8 ± 20.1
124.1 ± 21.9
0.001
dBP (mmHg)
81.5 ± 12.4
80.1 ± 15.2
0.1
Borderline sBP (140 mmHg) (%)
11
17.4
0.01
Borderline dBP (90 mmHg) (%)
17
28.4
0.01
Antihypertensive treatment (%)
67.3
11.8
<0.001
(children and adolescents versus adults). sBP: systolic blood pressure; dBP: diastolic blood pressure. The data are presented as counts (percentage) or means ± SD.
