Go. Yonga et al., CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR PROFILES IN MILD-TO-MODERATE HYPERTENSIVESSEEN AT KENYATTA-NATIONAL-HOSPITAL, East African medical journal, 70(11), 1993, pp. 693-695
SixtY newly diagnosed adult patients with mild to moderate essential h
ypertension were assessed to determine their cardiovascular risk facto
r profiles. Detailed history and physical examinations were done. Rest
ing 12-lead ECG was done and serum levels of uric acid, fasting choles
terol, and fasting glucose were determined. Twenty nine patients had h
ypertension and two or more cardiovascular risk factors. The most prev
alent cardiovascular risk factors other than hypertension were electro
-cardiovascular left ventricular hypertrophy (31.7%), obesity (28.3%)
and hypercholesterolaemia (28.3%). About a half of these patients (48.
3%) can be classified as high risk hypertensives. This calls for aggre
ssive management of cardiovascular risk factors as a whole and not jus
t hypertension alone if we are to reduce incidence of hypertensive com
plications.