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Serum lipid profile and its association with hypertension in Bangladesh
Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
Published InVascular Health and Risk Management
Year2014
Citations107
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypertension and dyslipidemia are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, accounting for the highest morbidity and mortality among the Bangladeshi population. The objective of this study was to determine the association between serum lipid profiles in hypertensive patients with normotensive control subjects in Bangladesh. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 234 participants including 159 hypertensive patients and 75 normotensive controls from January to December 2012 in the National Centre for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected on sociodemographic factors, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and lipid profile including total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL). RESULTS: The mean (± standard deviation) systolic blood pressure…
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