Naheed Gul, Azra Parveen, Neelum Zaka, Mehwish Rafique.
Association of impaired fasting glucose with hypertension.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;28(10):748-52.

Objective: To evaluate the association of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) with hypertension in Pakistani population. Study Design: A cross-sectional, analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Shifa Community Health Centre, Islamabad from December 2016 to July 2017. Methodology: One hundred and eighty-seven hypertensive patients were included in the study, using consecutive sampling technique. Demographic, anthropometric, and laboratory data of the patients were recorded. Continuous variables were expressed as mean + SD and categorical variables as numbers and percentages. Differences among males/females and between hypertensive patients with normal, impaired fasting glucose and diabetes for risk factors were analysed, using independent sample t-test, ANOVA and chi-square test using SPSS version 24. Results: The mean age of patients was 52.98 +11.22 years. Females were 69.9% and males 30.1%. The total frequency of IFG in patients with hypertension was 42.6% and new onset diabetes 12.5% showing its close association with hypertension. There was no significant difference between males and females for risk factors (age, BMI, blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and HDL-cholesterol) except for more education, smoking, and high triglyceride in males. There was no significant difference among hypertensive patients with normal, impaired fasting glucose and diabetes for risk factors (gender, BMI, blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol and family history) except for smoking. Conclusion: The significant association of impaired fasting glucose with hypertension necessitates early screening for impaired fasting glucose.

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