Changes in Lipids and Lipoprotein Indices in Relation to the Severity of Hypertension in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Nigerians
Table 3
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the subjects according to the grades of hypertension.
Baseline variables
Hypertensives
Controls ()
Grade 1 ()
Grade 2 ()
Grade 3 ()
Age (years)
()
()
()
Height (cm)
()
()
()
Weight (kg)
()
()
()*
Body mass index
()
()
()
Abdominal circumference (cm)
()
()
()
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
()*
()*
()*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
()*
()*
()*
TC (mmol/dL)
()
()*
()*
HDL-C (mmol/dL)
()
()
()
LDL-C (mmol/dL)
()
()
()
VLDL-C (mmol/dL)
()*
()*
()*
TG (mmol/dL)
()*
()
()
Data are presented as mean for each group ± standard deviation. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the significance testing.
*Statistically significant difference from the controls.
