1.6 Brisighella Heart Study (BHS): Hypertension and Lipidic Parameters
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High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2008; 15 (3): 171-215 1120-9879/08/0003-0171/$48.00/0 © 2008 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved.
Atherosclerosis and Inflammation 1.6 Brisighella Heart Study (BHS): Hypertension and Lipidic Parameters S. D’Addato (1), A. Dormi (1), L. Laghi (1), E. Tartagni (1), F. Imola (1), M. Rosticci (1), C. Borghi (1) ` di Bologna, Bologna, Italy (1)Universita Aim. To evaluate the existence of modifications in the lipidic profile in relation to blood pressure (BP) variations in a rural population studied for 4 years. Methods. Brisighella Heart Study, promoted by Prof. Giancarlo Descovich in1972, is an observational longitudinal study with a 4-year follow -up aimed at evaluating the spontaneous variations of major cardiovascular risk factors in a population living in Emilia - Romagna. We analyzed the data of 709 males and 729 females controlled in 1992 and 1996, divided by BP levels. In 1992 we only separated non-hypertensive (‘92 NH) from hypertensive or in treatment subjects (‘92 H), in 1996 we analyzed three groups of people: non-hypertensive (‘96 NH), hypertensive (‘96 H) and new diagnosed hypertensive subjects (‘96 NDH). Results. In males, total cholesterolaemia (TC) was higher in ’ 96 H than in ’92 NH (p=0.03); we observed no significant differences between ‘96 NDH and ’92 H and NH. As for women, ’96 H had higher TC levels than ’92 NH (p
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