Rukhshan Khurshid, Amina Khalid, Naim Ahmad Nizami, Mumtaz Begum.
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in non-obese Young individuals with a family History of Hypertension.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1021-4.

Background: Family history is an important risk factor for hypertension in both developed and developing countries. In South Asia the fast economic progress, industrialization and lifestyle changes results an increasing occurrence of hypertension. Aims : To find the association of dyslipidemia with family history of hypertension in a group of young individuals. Patients and Methods: This study included 48 normotensive medical students with age range 18-20 years. Student who have positive family history of hyertension were included in the study. A family history of hypertension involving first-degree relatives was recorded via the self-reported questionnaire in the survery. Level of serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were measured standard kits. Results: Mean age of male and female subjects was 21.00 and 20.00 years respectively. BMI of male was 28 and of female were 24 kg/m 2 with inactive life style. Level of serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride and lipoproteins LDL-chole , VLDL chol was significantly increased in both male/female subjects with family history of hypertension. However the level of HDL was non significantly increased in male controls as compared to male subjects. Ratio of LDL/HDL was also more in male subjects as compared to female controls. Conclusion: Finding of study highlights the significance of parental account of hypertension in the realization of community health strategies for preventing the hypertension and avoidance of complication including atheros clerotic dilemma.

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