DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qz612jmp7
title: Predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients in the Ejisu Municipality of Ghana

description: Introduction: The co-existence of hypertension with diabetes mellitus
 among diabetic patients is a setback to public health. About 40–75% of
 diabetic patients present with hypertension. The co-existence of
 hypertension and diabetes can accelerate complications such as stroke,
 myocardial infarction, nephropathy, and mortality. Available data indicate
 the devastating effects of hypertension and diabetes on individuals,
 families, and the economy as catastrophic. Therefore, knowing the
 predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients would inform the
 lifestyle and management of the two conditions. Objective: The study
 focused on predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients in the Ejisu
 Municipality of Ghana. Methods: The study employed a quantitative
 approach with a sample size of 120. Data were collected on
 sociodemographic characteristics, family history, 24-hour dietary recall,
 blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin, total lipid
 profile, and anthropometrics. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 27.
 Results: Out of 120 respondents, 85% were females with 77.5% above 50
 years of age. A majority (66.7%) had a family history of diabetes with
 76.7% having hypertension as a comorbidity. Fasting blood glucose was
 found to be 8.519 times more likely to present with hypertension. Systolic
 blood pressure, carbohydrate, and sodium intakes were 6.1%, 2.9%, and 0.1%
 respectively. However, diabetic patients with high HbA1c were 97% less
 likely not to present with hypertension. Conclusion: Hypertension was
 found to be the most common comorbidity among diabetic patients in Ghana.
 Glycaemic control, systolic blood pressure, and dietary factors
 specifically carbohydrate and sodium intake were significant predictors of
 hypertension among the study participants.
description: Questionnaires made up of socio-demographic characteristics,
 24-hour dietary recall, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements
 were administered to patients. Again, the study also took the biochemical
 parameters of the participants.
description: # Predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients in the Ejisu
 Municipality of Ghana The
 study was conducted in two hospitals namely Hospital **A** and **B** from
 March 2022 to July 2022. The study population covered all type II diabetic
 patients attending the diabetic clinic. The study adopted simple
 probability technology to recruit respondents (YES or NO). Participants
 who selected YES were considered for the study. Inclusion and exclusion
 criteria were developed. The inclusion was participants above 18 years of
 age, diagnosed with diabetes &lt;10 years, and void of any
 diabetes-related complications. All other patients aside from the above
 were excluded from the study. ## Description of the data and file
 structure This data relates to the identification of hypertension among
 diabetic patients in two government hospitals in Ghana. It is a baseline
 study of an intervention study involving 120 patients selected from the
 diabetic clinic in the two hospitals. A full questionnaire on the various
 sections of the study has been uploaded. All identifiers have been
 de-identified and all continuous data has been categorized. **Participants
 Information Leaflets** All the processes relating to the study was
 codified in a leaflet named Participants Information Leaflets. These
 include brief introduction to the study, objectives of the study, the gaps
 identified meriting the conduct of the study, brief narrative of what
 other researchers have found about the topic, ethical considerations
 surrounding the study and brief narration about the type of study. It is
 expected that, after reading the participants information sheet, it guided
 their decision to participate in the study or otherwise. The authors have
 therefore uploaded a sample of the Participant Information Leaflet used
 for the study in dryad. **Informed Consent Forms** Again, the Authors
 selected their respondents based on their consent. After explaining the
 purpose of the study to the prospective participants, those who agreed to
 participate in the study were made to sign and date a written consent form
 which as been uploaded in my files at dryad. **Flow Chart showing
 Documents used for the study** Moreover, from the introduction of the
 study up to discussions, the Authors reviewed and selected some published
 documents for the study. These documents were selected from different
 search engines. The Authors have uploaded a flow chart of the number of
 documents selected from different search engines, how the documents were
 filtered based on title, content and duplication status. In all 84
 published documents were used and this has been stated in the flow chart.
 ## Code/Software IBM SPSS was used in the analysis. Again, the Nutritional
 Analysis Template used to analyze the 24hour dietary recall to generate
 the results.