Regional prevalence of hypertension among people diagnosed with diabetes in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hypertension and diabetes comorbidity can increase healthcare expenditure and the risk of coronary heart disease. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among people with diabetes in African countries. We searched EMBASE, PubMed and HINARI datab...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hinneh, Samuel Akyirem, Irene Fosuhemaa Bossman, Victor Lambongang, Patriot Ofori-Aning, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Yvonne Commodore Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001931