Abstract
Serum total cholesterol levels and lipoprotein β/α ratios were determined in hypertensives and normotensives in a mass survey held in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The average values of these serum lipids were slightly higher in hypertensives than in normotensives, in the same sex and age groups, but no significant differences were found statistically. However, higher lipoprotein β/α ratios were found in hypertensives complicated with cardiac abnormalities as evaluated by electrocardiogram. Slightly higher serum total cholesterol levels and lipoprotein β/α ratios were found in hypertensives complicated with renal dysfunction as indicated by low renal plasma flow and/or low glomerular filtration rate, than in hypertensives without such complications.
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