Prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in hypertensive patients

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is commonly associated with hypertension; the standard oral glucose load is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this research is to show the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in hypertensive patients with normal fasting glucose.We enrolled 65 hypertensive non diabetic patients with fasting glucose 32.6 (R = 0.59, p < 0.005, OR 4.2).Our results shown that abnormal glucose tolerance is common in hypertensive non-diabetic patients, especially in those with increased body mass index, and that fasting glucose is not an accurate screening test for diabetes in those patients.