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Research Article
Increased risk of diabetes mellitus among hypertensive patients with HIV/AIDS infection in Western Kenya
Author(s): Paul Mathews Otieno, Antony Ochung, Shehu Shagari Awandu, Lorine Kemunto and George Ayodo*
With the increasing prevalence of hypertension and diabetes
mellitus in areas with high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, it is important
to understand the co-existence of the conditions. More
importantly, understanding the risk factors for improved prevention
and clinical practice. A cross-sectional survey was conducted
among 240 hypertensive patients with co-morbidities
such as diabetes mellitus and HIV/ AIDS in Homa Bay County,
western Kenya. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire
and multiple regressions were used to identify the risk of
diabetes mellitus controlling for age, smoking and HIV/AIDS
infection. The study shows co-existing co-morbidities with 50%
suffering from HIV/AIDS and another 50% from Diabetes mellitus
among the hypertensive patients. In addition, the risk for
diabetes mellitus were; smoking (COR=2.89, 95%CI=1.63-5.11,
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DOI:
10.54931/ajdm-31.2.1
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