Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among diabetic and nondiabetic individuals in a multiethnic population in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study.

Objectives: There is a paucity of data on hypertension awareness, treatment and control among diabetic adults from different ethnic backgrounds. We assessed ethnic differences in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among diabetic adults and how they are compared with individuals without diabetes.

Methods: Baseline data from the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting study were used including 12 ,633 adults aged 18-70 years from six ethnic backgrounds in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.