Clinical Study

Serum Lipid Profile of Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients in Nnewi, South-East Nigeria

Table 2

Prevalence of various serum lipid abnormalities among the study participants.

Lipid abnormality hypertensives controls
(%) (%)

Elevated TC ( 5.2 mmol/L) 89 (35.6) 16 (6.4)
Elevated LDL-C ( 3.4 mmol/L) 71 (28.4) 15 (6.0)
Elevated TG ( 1.7 mmol/L) 16 (6.4) 2 (0.8)
Low HDL-C ( 1.04 mmol/L)54 (21.6) 40 (16.0)
No lipid abnormality 119 (47.6) 194 (77.6)
One lipid abnormality 54 (21.6) 41 (16.4)
2 lipid abnormality 77 (30.8) 15 (6.0)
At least one abnormality 131 (52.4) 56 (22.4)

TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol.