Botswana: Public Health News

Most type 2 diabetes patients at several clinics in Gaborone suffer from co-existing hypertension and related CVD risk factors, according to a three-month study at Gaborone City Council clinics. More than 60% of diabetics had hypertension, 56% were obese, 34% had high cholesterol, and 39% had hypertriglyceredemia.

“Hypertension and related risk factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients in Gaborone City Council (GCC) clinics, Gaborone, Botswana”