Clinical outcomes in hypertensive or diabetes patients who concomitantly use complementary medicines in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Date
2015-01
Authors
Olayemi, S.O
Nwaiwu, O
Fasanmade, O
Aro, A.O
Ibrahim, A
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Kenya Medical association
Abstract
Background: The use of complementary medicines in addition to medical prescription
by patients with hypertension, diabetes and other chronic diseases presents a challenge
for healthcare providers in Nigeria and globally. There is very little data on the clinical
outcomes in these patients.
Objectives: To evaluate clinical outcomes in hypertensive or diabetic patients who
use complimentary medicines in Lagos Nigeria .
Design: Observational cross-sectional study.
Setting: Lagos University Teaching Hospital Medical Outpatient Clinics.
Subjects: Five hundred patients attending Lagos University Teaching Hospital Medical
out-patient clinics with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or hypertension or diabetic
hypertensive were studied.
Main outcome measures: The effect of complementary medicines use on blood pressure
and blood glucose control were evaluated.
Results: The mean arterial blood pressure of non-users of complementary medicine
was 115.329 mmHg and that of users was 105.138mmHg. Also the mean fasting blood
sugar of non-users was 129.515mg/dl and that of users was 131.453mg/dl. (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Although not statistically significant, complimentary medicines were
found to be of advantage to hypertensive patients but not diabetic patients.
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Olayemi SO, Nwaiwu O, Fasanmade O, Aro AO, Ibrahim A. Clinical outcomes in hypertensive or diabetes patients who concomitantly use complementary medicines in Lagos, Nigeria. East African Medical Journal 2015;92(1):20-25