Changes in Lipids and Lipoprotein Indices in Relation to the Severity of Hypertension in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Nigerians

Table 2

Gender and grades of hypertension.

Grades of hypertension	Sex		Total (%)
	Male (%)	Female (%)
Grade 1	21	16	37 (24.8)
Grade 2	22	13	35 (23.5)
Grade 3	21	14	35 (23.5)
Controls	21	21	42 (28.2)
Total	85	64	149 (100.0)

χ ² = 0.48; 𝑃=0.49, 𝑑𝑓 = 3.
No statistically significant difference in the sex distribution of the subjects.