Background: Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is a major cardiovascular risk factor. The prevalence of ISH, isolated diastolic (IDH), and mixed hypertension (MH) and their association with lipid, inflammatory, and endothelial cell markers were assessed.
Methods: A population sample from Haute-Garonne, France, was chosen.
Results: Prevalence of ISH, IDH, and MH was 16%, 5%, and 16%, respectively, in men, and 13%, 2%, and 9% in women. No difference was found between ISH, IDH, or MH subjects in comparison to normotensive individuals for all biologic markers studied.
Conclusions: Isolated systolic hypertension and MH are relatively common in Haute-Garonne and are not associated with lipid, inflammatory, or endothelial cell markers.