“…Risk factors for hypertension are diabetes (15%-20%), lipid disorders (elevated lowdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (30%), overweight-obesity (40%), hyperuricemia (25%) and metabolic syndrome (40%), as well as unhealthy lifestyle habits (eg, smoking, high alcohol intake, sedentary lifestyle). More than 50% of hypertensive patients have additional cardiovascular risk factors (Lopez, Mathers, Ezzati, Jamison, & Murray, 2006;Tunstall-Pedoel, Chen, & Kramarz, 2004;Ghanta, Khan, & Bhaskar, 2021).…”