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

Table 4

Correlation between SBP and DBP with other variables.

Baseline variables	Correlation coefficient (SBP) (P values)	Correlation coefficient (DBP) (P values)
Age (yrs)	0.286 (𝑃<0.05)	0.197 (𝑃<0.05)
Height (cm)	−0.037 (𝑃=0.702)	−0.054 (𝑃=0.582)
Weight (kg)	0.009 (𝑃=0.929)	0.117 (𝑃=0.229)
Body mass index	0.009 (𝑃=0.927)	0.149 (𝑃=0.125)
Abdominal circumference (cm)	0.019 (𝑃=0.842)	0.125 (𝑃=0.200)
TC (mmol/dL)	0.159 (𝑃=0.101)	0.334 (P < 0.05)*
HDL-C (mmol/dL)	0.013 (𝑃=0.894)	0.001 (𝑃=0.992)
LDL-C (mmol/dL)	0.178 (𝑃=0.067)	0.307 (𝑃<0.05)*
VLDL-C (mmol/dL)	−0.096 (𝑃=0.326)	0.010 (𝑃=0.918)
TG (mmol/dL)	0.049 (𝑃=0.615)	0.049 (𝑃=0.615)

∗Correlation is significant.