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[Specific parameters of blood lipid spectrum in adolescents with various forms of hypertension]
Abstract:
Lipid metabolic parameters were studied in 45 adolescents aged 14-17 years with labile or persistent hypertension. The concentration of atherogenic lipid fractions, such as very low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides was found to be significantly higher in the study group than that in the control groups. In the hypertension groups, the atherogeneity index was statistically more significant that in the controls. At the early stage of the pathological process, increased atherogenic fractions are a risk factor of hypertension in adolescents.
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