Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults with diabetes mellitus in northern Sudan: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristic of diabetic patients in northern Sudan

Variables	Number	Percentage
Age, years
< 35 year	119	6.6
35–44 years	159	8.9
≥ 45 years	1515	84.5
Gender
Female	975	54.4
Male	818	45.6
Location
Berber	405	22.6
Abu-hamad	303	16.9
Atbara	489	27.3
Ed Damar	329	18.3
Shendi	267	14.9
Type of diabetes
Type 1	546	30.5
Type 2	1247	69.5
Jobs
Non-employee	506	28.2
Employee	63	3.5
Family history of hypertension
No	967	53.9
Yes	826	46.1
Uncontrolled diabetes
No	416	23.2
Yes	1377	76.8
Body mass index groups
Underweight	23	1.3
Normal	389	21.7
Overweight	666	37.1
Obese	715	39.9
Diabetic foot
No	1559	86.9
Yes	234	13.1

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