Prevalence, patterns and predictors of metabolic abnormalities in Nigerian hypertensives with hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Simultaneous presence of elevated waist circumference and hypertriglyceridemia (HTGW) is a simple and low-cost measure of visceral obesity, and it is associated with a plethora of cardio-metabolic abnormalities that can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and incident Type 2 diabetes mellitus. We decided to study the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of metabolic abnormalities in Nigerian hypertensives with the HTGW phenotype.

Methods

The medical records of 582 hypertensives with complete data of interest were retrieved and analyzed for the study. Their socio-demographic data, anthropometric data, and booking blood pressure values were retrieved. The results of their fasting plasma glucose, lipid profile, uric acid and serum creatinine were also retrie

SUBMITTER: Amadi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021371 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature