%0 Journal Article %T Hypertension among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Uyo, South East Nigeria %A Akpan %A Akwa Ibom State %A Alphonsus Idung Department of Internal Medicine %A Effiong Ekong %A Nigeria. %A Nigeria. Department of Family Medicine %A Umoh %A University of Uyo %A Victor Aniedi %J Journal Information: New name: ISSN: 2456-8899 Past name: ISSN: NLM ID: Frequency: Journal DOI: Peer-review model: Digital Archiving: ICV 2015: Disclaimer: %D 2018 %R 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40604 %X Methods: Patients in the diabetes and metabolic diseases clinic of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) were recruited for this study. They filled a questionnaire and had their BP measurements taken. Hypertension was defined as having a previous physician¡¯s diagnosis of hypertension or persistent elevation of BP ¡İ140/90mm Hg. %U http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/24530