Prevalence of @entity2299 in normoglycemic subjects with newly diagnosed XXXX in Abuja, Nigeria.

@entity101 @entity2299 @entity412 @entity65 @entity165
BACKGROUND: @entity101 and @entity2299 additively increases the risk of @entity65 . There is a high prevalence of @entity101 in Nigeria, but there are little data regarding the prevalence of @entity2299 in subjects with @entity101 . OBJECTIVE: In this observational prospective study, we examined the prevalence of @entity2299 in newly diagnosed normoglycemic subjects with @entity101 . METHODS: A total of 171 subjects presenting with @entity101 for the first time in the cardiology and nephrology clinics at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital were studied. Height, weight, and blood pressure were measured. Total @entity165 , low-density lipoprotein @entity165 (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein @entity165 (HDL-C) were determined in fasting plasma. The total @entity165 /HDL-C and non-HDL-C values were calculated. These measures were then classified according to the 2001 report of the National @entity165 Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood @entity165 in Adults. RESULTS: Of the 171 subjects studied, 84 (49%) were male and 87 (51%) were female. Low HDL-C was present in 71 (45.8%), elevated LDL-C in 29 (17%), elevated total @entity165 in 19 (11.1%), and elevated @entity412 in 13 (7.6%), whereas eight (4.7%) of the study population had combined elevated total @entity165 and @entity412 . Female subjects had higher total @entity165 and lower HDL-C than male subjects, but these differences were not statistically significant. Obese subjects, compared to the nonobese, had significantly higher LDL-C and total @entity165 /HDL-C ratios in males and significantly higher @entity412 levels in females. CONCLUSIONS: Given the prevalence of @entity2299 seen in this study, we suggest that fasting lipid measurements should be performed in all Nigerians with @entity101 . These data suggest the need for health education and lifestyle modifications in hypertensive Nigerians to reduce both types of risk factors.
