流行病学高血压和糖尿病在全球的发病率越来越高,至2000年,全球估计有9.72亿人(26%)罹患高血压,到2025年这一数字预计将上升至15.6亿(29%)。目前,全球有2.85亿(6%)糖尿病患者,这一数字至2030年将会上升到4.39亿(8%)。高血压在糖尿病患者中的患病率远远高于普通人群,发病率达40%～80%;在老年人群中,糖尿病患者高血压的患病率为非糖尿病人群的 Epidemiology Hypertension and diabetes are becoming more common worldwide, with an estimated 972 million (26%) of the world’s people suffering from high blood pressure by the year 2000 and projected to rise to 1.56 billion by 2025 (29% ). There are currently 285 million (6%) diabetic patients worldwide, a number that will rise to 439 million (8%) by 2030. The prevalence of hypertension in diabetic patients is much higher than the general population, the incidence of 40% to 80%; in the elderly population, the prevalence of hypertension in diabetic patients with non-diabetic population