Arterial hypertension and comorbidity

Abstract

It was determined that one of the most frequent comorbidity state is a combination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension, its prevalence varies in considerably wide range from 6.8 to 70.2%, on average 34.3%. High blood pressure is found in 50-80% of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. According to various reports, the incidence of hypertension in combination with gastric ulcer ranges from 1.1 to 15.2%.