Suboptimal Blood Pressure Control, Associated Factors, and Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at KCMC, Tanzania

Table 2

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the participants ().

Variables		%
Duration since hypertension diagnosis
<5 years	63	39.1
5-10 years	60	37.3
11+ years	38	21.6
Hypertension family history
No	112	69.6
Yes	49	30.4
Duration since diabetes diagnosis
<5 years	29	18
5-10 years	70	43.5
11+ years	62	38.5
Diabetes family history
No	53	32.9
Yes	108	67.1
Physical activity
None	10	6.2
1-5 days	88	54.7
>5 days	63	39.1
BMI
Normal	40	24.8
Overweight	83	51.6
Obese	38	23.6
Low-density lipoprotein
Normal	103	64
High	58	36
Triglycerides
Normal	83	51.5
High	78	48.5
Total cholesterol levels
Normal	102	63.2
High	59	36.8
HBA1C
Normal	80	49.7
High	81	50.3
Serum creatinine
≤106 μmol/L	128	79.5
>106 μmol/L	33	20.5