Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Control in Hypertensive Hypercholesterolemic Patients: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1988–2010

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2013-07, Vol.128 (1), p.29-41
• Main Authors: Egan, Brent M, Li, Jiexiang, Qanungo, Suparna, Wolfman, Tamara E
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cholesterol - blood; Comorbidity; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Artery Disease - prevention & control; Coronary heart disease; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Disorders of blood lipids. Hyperlipoproteinemia; Female; Heart; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology; Hypercholesterolemia - physiopathology; Hypercholesterolemia - prevention & control; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Hypertension - prevention & control; Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Nutrition Surveys; Risk Factors; United States - epidemiology
• ISSN: 0009-7322; 1524-4539
• DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000500

BACKGROUND—Hypertension doubles coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Treating hypertension only reduces CHD risk ≈25%. Treating hypercholesterolemia in hypertensive patients reduces residual CHD risk >35%. METHODS AND RESULTS—To assess progress in concurrent hypertension and hypercholesterolemia control, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1988 to 1994, 1999 to 2004, and 2005 to 2010 were analyzed. Hypertension was defined by blood pressure ≥140/≥90 mm Hg, current medication treatment, and 2-told hypertension status; blood pressure