Naresh Kumar
Senior Register of Hamdard university, Pakistan
Publications
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Research Article
Gender Difference in Lipid Profile in Hypertensive Patients Hospital-Based Study
Author(s): Rehman Khalil, Sumera Nasim* and Naresh Kumar
Background and objectives: Hypertension and dyslipidemia are the integral components of metabolic syndrome. It has emerged as cause of substantial mortality in both genders. The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of dyslipidemia in both gender and difference in pattern of lipid profile in hypertensive patients. Methods: This was an observational study conducted in 2018 to 2019 at Sir Syed university Hospital Karachi Pakistan. Sample size of 250 diagnosed cases of hypertension (comprising equal number of males and females) were collected. The lipid values were interpreted in normal or high-risk category by applying NCEP ATPIII criterion. Fasting sample were collected for sugar and lipid profile. Anthropometric, demographic and biochemical data was tabulated. Categorical variables were displayed as mean ± standard dev.. Read More»