Correlation Between Fasting Blood Sugar and Resting Blood Pressure in Teachers Residing in Shiraz, Iran 2009

Kamran Aghasadeghi; A  Ahmadi; Mohammad Javad  Zibaeenezhad; Seyed Taghi  Heydari; Firoozeh  Abtahi; Mahmood Zamirian; Shahdad Khosropanah; Alireza  Moaref; Mohammad Ali  Babaee Bigi

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Correlation Between Fasting Blood Sugar and Resting Blood Pressure in Teachers Residing in Shiraz, Iran 2009

Authors:

Kamran Aghasadeghi¹,

A Ahmadi^1,*,

Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad¹,

Seyed Taghi Heydari¹,

Firoozeh Abtahi¹,

Mahmood Zamirian¹,

Shahdad Khosropanah¹,

Alireza Moaref¹,

Mohammad Ali Babaee Bigi¹

1Cardiovascular Research Center, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 5, issue 1; e14231

Published online:Mar 30, 2011

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 31, 2017

Accepted:Feb 20, 2011

How to Cite:Kamran AghasadeghiA AhmadiMohammad Javad ZibaeenezhadSeyed Taghi HeydariFiroozeh AbtahiMahmood ZamirianShahdad KhosropanahAlireza MoarefMohammad Ali Babaee Bigiet al.Correlation Between Fasting Blood Sugar and Resting Blood Pressure in Teachers Residing in Shiraz, Iran 2009.5(1):e14231.

Abstract

Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. The knowledge about correlation between the different risk factors of CAD provides valuable information for prediction and prevention of the disease in a specific population.The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between fasting blood sugar (FBS) and resting blood pressure in teachers residing in Shiraz, Iran

Methods: A total of 3115 teachers from different educational centers of Shiraz, Iran were interviewed in this cross sectional study. The data obtained comprised demographic information including age, sex, and history of hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), and current use of medications. Other parameters measured were height, weight, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and resting blood pressure (BP) as well as calculating the body mass index (BMI).

Results: Out of all the cases studied, undiagnosed and/or untreated cases of diabetes and hypertension were 1.5% and 15.2% respectively. FBS was higher in the elderly and in cases with higher BMI, but without any significant difference in relation to sex. The prevalence of HTN was higher in males, in older cases and in those with higher BMI. A significant relationship was observed between FBS and resting BP in hypertensive and pre-hypertensive groups (P < 0.001) as compared to normotensive subjects.

Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between FBS and resting BP in hypertensive and prehypertensive teachers residing in Shiraz,Iran. But this correlation was not present in the vast majority of the population with normal resting blood pressure. The prevalence of neglected DM and HTN in this population was high enough to warrant regular screening.

Keywords

Diabetes mellitus

Hypertension

Cardiovascular risk factors

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