Indicators of Renal Filtration Function in Elderly Patients with Arterial Hypertension in Association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Arterial hypertension occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus approximately 2 times more often than in the general population [1]. The incidence of arterial hypertension among patients with diabetes mellitus ranges from 21 to 59%, depending on the criteria used for high blood pressure (BP) and the type of diabetes mellitus [2, 3, and 4]. Arterial hypertension has a significant impact on the fate of patients with diabetes, significantly increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular and renal complications, which are the main causes of their premature death [5, 6, and 7]. In patients with DM and AH, effective drug therapy significantly prevents the development of cardiovascular complications and renal failure [8, 9, 10].