Comparative Analysis of Lipid Profile and Serum Electrolytes in Patients With Essential Hypertension

Hypertension is not viewed as a specific disease but rather as a quantitative trait that deviates from normal values. Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, essential for delivering oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs and removing metabolic waste. Blood pressure is considered optimal when the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is below 120 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is below 80 mmHg. Hypertension is diagnosed when SBP exceeds 140 mmHg and/or DBP exceeds 90 mmHg.1 According to the Global Burden of Disease 2019 (GBD 2019) estimates, the leading metabolic risk factor globally is elevated blood pressure, to which 19% of global deaths are attributed.2 Hypertension is a major public health problem due to its high prevalence worldwide as per World Health Organization (WHO), The number of adults with hypertension increased from 594 million in 1975 to 1.13 billion in 2015, with the increase seen mainly in lowand middle-income countries.3 The only way to detect hypertension is to have a health professional measure blood pressure. Having blood pressure measured is quick and painless. Although individuals can measure their blood pressure using automated devices, an evaluation by a health professional is important for assessing risk and associated conditions.4