AUTHOR=Regassa Lemma Demissie , Tola Assefa , Ayele Yohanes 

TITLE=Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Factors Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Selected Hospitals of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2020

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.532719

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.532719

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Background: Cardiovascular disease are the most prevalent complication and the leading cause of death among patients with diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients have a 2- to 4-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease. There is a scarcity of data about the magnitude of cardiovascular disease among patients with diabetes in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetes patients at selected Hospitals of Harari regional state of Ethiopia.
Methods: This hospital-based retrospective data review was conducted among T2DM patients on follow-up in the diabetes clinics of selected hospitals of Harari regional state. The records of type 2 diabetes patients who have been diagnosed between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017, were reviewed from March to April 2018. Data was collected by using structured checklists from all necessary documents of type 2 diabetes patients. Statistical analysis was done using STATA 14.1. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with cardiovascular disease. 
Result: The records of 454 T2DM patients were extracted from three Government hospitals in Harari regional state. Their age was ranging from 15 to 86 years with a mean age (+SD) of 45.39 (14.76).  The overall prevalence of cardiovascular disease among T2DM patients was 42.51%, comprised of Hypertensive heart diseases (38.99%), heart failure (6.83%), and stroke (2.20%). The final multivariate logistic regression model revealed that age older than 60 years (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)=3.22; 95%CI: 1.71-6.09), being physically inactive (AOR =1.45; 95 CI: 1.06-2.38), drinking alcohol (AOR=2.39; 95%CI: 1.17-6.06), hypertension (AOR=2.41; 95%CI: 1.52-3.83), body mass index greater than 24.9 kg/m2 (AOR=1.81; 95%CI: 1.07-3.07), and experiencing microvascular diabetic complications (AOR=3.62; 95%CI: 2.01-6.53) were significantly associated with the odds of having cardiovascular disease.
Conclusion: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease was high and associated with advanced age, physical inactivity, drinking alcohol, higher body mass index, hypertension, and having microvascular complications. Health care workers should educate T2DM patients about healthy life styles like physical activity, weight reduction, blood pressure control, and alcohol secession, which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.