Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 32-35
An Observational Study to Evaluate the Correlation of Essential Hypertension and Lipid Profile Parameters
Shyama1, Neeraj Kumar2
1Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Patna, Bihar, India;
2Senior Resident, Department of cardiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Corresponding Author: Shyama
ABSTRACT
Objective & Aim: Frequency of coexístanse of elevated lipid profile and blood pressure are higher. Among modifiable cardiovascular risk factors elevated blood lipid profiles and basic hypertension appear to coexist and all amongst the major modifiable risk factors. The main aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between basic essential hypertension and serum lipid profile.
Methods: For this observational study 110 adult hypertensive patients and same number of controls with normal blood pressure were selected. After taking patients consent demographic details like age, weight, height were documented in a predesigned pro forma. Serological test was sent for identify total cholesterol (TC), serum triglycerides (TG), Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL).
Results: It was observed that the mean age of study group and control group was 48.7 ± 8.1 and 49.2± 7.2 years respectively. It has also been observed that mean weight was slightly more as compare to control group. It was found that lipid profile like triglyceride, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were higher in hypertensive group as compared to that control group. Among the hypertensive subjects most frequently occurring abnormality was elevated TC followed by elevated LDL. With other lipid abnormalities, these abnormalities rather than in isolation, however often occurred together.
Conclusion: This observational study reveals that, among newly diagnosed hypertensives elevated lipid profile is coexistent. As both elevated blood pressure and serum lipid profile is considered as risk factors of severe coronary artery disease thus between BP and blood lipids biologic interrelations may impact the systems severely.
Keywords: essential hypertension, serum lipid profile, increased blood pressure.
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