Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Risk Stratification of the Hypertensive Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a 200 Patient Database

Abstract

Cardiovascular Risk-HTA Hypertension is a major cause of death worldwide; it is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. Our study aim to determine the incidence of main factors of cardiovascular risk at our patients, according to a cross-sectional study, made in the cardiology department at the military hospital Avicenne of Marrakesh, over a period of one year: from January 2017to December 2017. The study concerned a sample of 200 hypertensive patients. The mean age of the population is 58,86 ±9,93 years, women are affected more than the men with a sex ratio of 0,71, 42 % of the patients had DM2, 19,5 % were smokers, and 34 % suffer from hypercholesterol level, 49 % are obese with the middleweight of 82 ±12,9 kg, the average waist measurement is 88,85 ± 12,65 cm, the systolic average blood pressure is 150,86±20,1 mmHg, the diastolique blood pressure average is 84,9±11,95 mmHg, 24 % of the EKG were abnormal: 18,8 % showed LAH, 13,5 % secondary repolarization abnormalities , 10,4 % LVH. In conclusion, 60 % of the participants were considered very high risk, 37,5% had medium risk, and 2,5% lowrisk.