Abstract
This study aims to determine biomarker differences between controlled and uncontrolled hypertension using nationally representative samples.
Those in the uncontrolled hypertension group were more likely to have CVD (p=0.0258) and diabetes (p=0.0004), less likely to meet the recommended waist circumference (p=0.0039) and BMI (p=0.0209), and less likely to drink alcohol (p=0.0002) than those in the controlled hypertension group, after controlling for demographic variables. Upon controlling for demographic variables, risk factors and diseases related to hypertension, those in the uncontrolled hypertension group had higher total cholesterol (p<.0001), HDL (p=0.0702, marginally significant), LDL (p<.0001), triglycerides (p=0.0702, marginally significant), apolipoprotein B (p<.0001), transferrin receptor (p=0.0692, marginally significant), and ACR (p<.0001) than those in the controlled hypertension group.