Predictors of isolated systolic hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Blood pressure profiles of study participants (n = 315), Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016

BP profile	Category	Frequency	Percent	Mean ± SD
Isolated systolic HTN	Yes	87	27.6
Isolated systolic HTN	No	228	72.4
Overall hypertension	Yes	129	41
Overall hypertension	No	186	59
Isolated diastolic HTN	Yes	42	13.3
Isolated diastolic HTN	No	273	86.7
SBP to DBP ratio	Minimum 1.11	Maximum 2.5	–	1.62 ± 1.56
Mean arterial pressure	Minimum 63.3	Maximum 120	–	93.2 ± 11.9
Pulse pressure	Minimum 10	Maximum 100	–	46.9 ± 40

SD standard deviation, HTN hypertension, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure

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