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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Precision Medicine
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1425414
This article is part of the Research Topic Dyslipidemia, Prevention in the Era of Personalized Medicine? View all 3 articles

Analyzing Lipid Profiles and Dyslipidemia Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from Primary Community Health Institutions

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Wenxin Wang Wenxin Wang 1Xinmin Li Xinmin Li 1Deliang Lv Deliang Lv 2Xiaobing Wu Xiaobing Wu 2Fengzhu Xie Fengzhu Xie 2Wei Xie Wei Xie 2Jinxiao Wang Jinxiao Wang 1Zhiguang Zhao Zhiguang Zhao 2*
  • 1 School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China
  • 2 Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China

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    Background: A significant proportion of hypertensive patients also suffer from comorbid dyslipidemia, which critically influences their treatment outcomes and overall prognosis. Given its implications, the lipid profiles of hypertensive individuals warrant increased attention for more effective clinical management. Methods: We analyzed data from 92,443 hypertensive patients registered at primary community health institutions in 2021. Employing a cross-sectional study design, we assessed the distribution of lipid levels and the prevalence of various dyslipidemia subtypes. Stepwise forward logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with dyslipidemia, adjusting for gender, age, body size, and other relevant characteristics. Results: According to the 2023 Chinese Guidelines for the Management of Lipids, the overall prevalence of dyslipidemia was 37.5%. Subtype analysis revealed prevalence of high total cholesterol (TC) at 11.2%, high triglycerides (TG) at 16.0%, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) at 16.0%, and high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at 10.2%. TG abnormalities were more common among males (16.8%), whereas TC abnormalities predominated in females (14.4%). Notably, hypertensive patients with diabetes had higher levels of TG compared to non-diabetics (P=0.009). Those with stroke and liver disease comorbidities exhibited lower TG levels than their counterparts (P=0.018 and P<0.001, respectively). Additionally, HDL-C levels were significantly lower in hypertensives with diabetes, coronary artery disease, and central obesity (P<0.001, P=0.026, P<0.001, respectively). Regression analysis indicated that dyslipidemia prevalence correlates significantly with gender, age, diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, family history of hypertension, body mass index (BMI), central obesity, frequency of physical activity, smoking status, regular alcohol consumption, and abdominal ultrasound findings. Conclusions: Our study underscores the necessity of rigorous lipid monitoring and analysis of dyslipidemia-influencing factors for the development of effective health management strategies within the community. There

    Keywords: Dyslipidemia, Epidemiology, Lipid level, Prevalence, Dyslipidemia component, Associated factors

    Received: 14 May 2024; Accepted: 15 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Li, Lv, Wu, Xie, Xie, Wang and Zhao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Zhiguang Zhao, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China

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