PMID- 36845247 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230306 LR - 20230306 IS - 1937-8688 (Electronic) VI - 42 DP - 2022 TI - Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with renal impairment in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study. PG - 233 LID - 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.233.35265 [doi] LID - 233 AB - INTRODUCTION: the population of elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has been on the increase. The burden of cardiovascular disease and renal impairment may also increase due to the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and ageing in those with T2DM. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with renal impairment in elderly with T2DM were determined. METHODS: this is a cross-sectional study that involved 96 elderly patients with T2DM and 96 elderly individuals without DM as control. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was determined among the study participants. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the significant cardiovascular factors associated with renal impairment among the elderly with T2DM. P-value <0.05 was taken as significant. RESULTS: the mean age of the elderly with T2DM and control group were 66.73+/-5.18 years and 66.78+/-5.25years, respectively. The male: female ratio was 1: 1 for both groups. The prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly with T2DM and control were; hypertension (72.9%vs39.6%; p