Abstract:
Introduction: dyslipidemia and hypertension are
independent cardiovascular risk factors that are
linked by insulin resistance and commonly coexist
as components of the metabolic syndrome. The
consequences of dyslipidaemic patterns includes
high cardiovascular risk profile and sequalae. Data
on lipid patterns amongst hypertensive patients in
Abuja, a city with affluent pattern of life style and
rising cardiovascular risk profile is very scanty or
limited to just levels of total plasma cholesterol.
This study was aimed at determining the pattern
and frequencies of dyslipidaemic forms among
hypertensive patients in Abuja. Methods: this was a
retrospective cohort study with the following data
collected; socio-demographics, anthropometric
measures and certain metabolic parameters from
the new and old groups and analyzed using IBM
SPSS Statistics, version 23. All decisions were made
using the assymp. Two-sided Pearson χ2
probability. Quantitative variables were expressed
as means and standard deviations. Qualitative
variables were expressed as percentages. A p-value
of ≤0.05 was set as significant. Results: eight
hundred and fifty eight (858) cases were enrolled
for this study, 704 (82.1%) olds and 154 (17.9%)
news. There were 251 (29.3%) males and 607
(70.7%) females. The means of the two groups were
largely comparable. The commonest dyslipidaemic
type was reduced High density lipoprotein, HDL
(96.1%), followed by elevated low-density
lipoprotein, LDL (78.6%), then, elevated total
cholesterol, (62.3%) TCHOL and elevated
triglycerides, TG 43.5%. Conclusion: dyslipidemic
forms are very common among hypertensive
patients in Abuja, Nigeria, particularly reduced HDL.
Some observed associations include; middle age,
female gender, middle/upper socio-economic
classes, low levels of physical activity,
overweight/obesity, dysglycaemia and longstanding
hypertension
