Risk factor clustering in hypertensive patients: impact of the reports of NCEP‐II and second joint task force on coronary prevention on JNC‐VI guidelines

Abstract

(i) JNC-VI group risk A patients (no risk factors) comprise a very small minority in this cohort (< 5%); (ii) dyslipidaemia is exceedingly common with mild hypercholesterolaemia being the most prevalent variant and hypertriglyceridaemia with low HDL the least common form.