The rising burden of diabetes and hypertension in southeast asian and african regions: need for effective strategies for prevention and control in primary health care settings.

However, mere glycemia control alone may not be sufficient to prevent CVD as shown in the UKPDS Study where despite a 16% reduction in MI, it did not reach statistical significance.

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Studies in India have shown an increasing trend in the prevalence of HTN among urban adults: men 30%, women 33% in Jaipur (1995); men 44%, women 45% in Mumbai (1999); men 31%, women 36% in Thiruvananthapuram (2000); men 36%, women 37% in Jaipur (2002); 21.1% in Chennai (2003).

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