Lecturer in Kirkuk University College of Medicine, (Internal Medicine), Iraq, Kirkuk-Al, Shorja, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
Hyperlipidemia and hypertension are important risk factors for atherosclerosis and specially ischemic heart disease, so this study is conducted to assay the association of hyperlipidemia in hypertensive patients in Kirkuk city in Iraq by collecting 150 hypertensive patients and 100 control participants, from Azadi teaching hospital in Kirkuk city in the period between: 01/01/2016 to 01/01/2018, lipid profile is done for all the participants, BMI and waist circumference are calculated also for all the participants and the findings have revealed significant association between hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
Hyperlidaemia, hypertension, BMI, WC
