Prevalence of Diabetes and Dyslipidemia in Hypertensive Young Adults in a Tertiary Care Centre in Nepal, a Cross Sectional Study

Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) and lipid disorders (LD) in hypertensive patients are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular complications requiring close follow-up and more aggressive treatment. Hence, the present study was done to study the prevalence of diabetes and dyslipidemia in...

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Published in:Journal of the Institute of Medicine 2020-08, Vol.42 (2), p.21-25
Main Authors: Sharma Lamsal, Kamal, Neupane, Keshab R, Acharya, Niranjan, Lamsal, Dinesh K, Karmacharya, Niraj, Paudel, Deepak, Paudel, Rajan, Sharma, Rabi P
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Summary:Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) and lipid disorders (LD) in hypertensive patients are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular complications requiring close follow-up and more aggressive treatment. Hence, the present study was done to study the prevalence of diabetes and dyslipidemia in young hypertensive patients i.e.
ISSN:1993-2979
1993-2987
DOI:10.3126/jiom.v42i2.37530