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Diabetes and hypertension
1. Describe the Occurrence of
Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus 2 in
Jamaicans 40 years and younger,
including their risk factors, prevention,
control and the social and economic
impacts.
Presenters:
Jamie- Lee Biggs
Sakoya Graf
7. Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes (3)
Prevalence in Jamaica
1960 (>15 years) 1.3%
1970 (25-64 years) 8.1%
1995 (>15 years) 17.9%
1999 (25-74 years) 13.4%
Tulloch 1961; Florey et al 1972; Ragoobirsingh et al 1995; Wilks et al
1999
10. Types of Hypertension
• Primary- develops on its own
• Secondary- develops as a result of a
secondary condition
• Benign- develops in the body but has no
visible effect on the body
• Malignant- very sever and sudden
increase of blood pressure.
Hypertension is caused by several factors. Factors such as:
When you have high blood pressure or hypertension you are 3 times the risk to develop cornea disease, 6 times at risk to develop congestive heart disease and 7 time the risk of having a stroke