Arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia

Abstract

Introduction: cardiovascular disease represents the main cause of death worldwide. A multifactorial approach is essential, by calculating cardiovascular risk. Series worldwide have shown a high association between hypertension and dyslipidemia, in some of them higher than 50%. Our objective is to determine the association between both variables in order to improve the risk stratification of the hypertensive patient.
Materials and methods: an analytical, observational, cross-sectional study was carried out, which included all the patients who attended the hypertension polyclinic between March 2, 2015 and October 2, 2019 inclusive.
Results: 75.7% (n=78) of the patients presented dyslipidemia. It is noteworthy that 68.9% (n=71) have nocturnal hypertension. A statistically significant association between dyslipidemia and nocturnal hypertension was established, with an OR=3.364. Regarding the lipid profile, mixed dyslipidemia predominates in 37.9%.
Conclusions: there is a high relationship between hypertension and dyslipidemia. Nocturnal hypertension and the non-dipper pattern are associated with cardiovascular risk.