To Study the Prevalence of Hypertension among Urban Population of Faridkot District – A Camp Based Approach

International Journal of Medical Science
© 2015 by SSRG - IJMS Journal
Volume 2 Issue 5
Year of Publication : 2015
Authors : Dr. Sanjay Gupta , Dr. Preeti Padda , Dr. Shalini Devgan , Dr. Gaganpreet Singh , Dr.Vishal Gupta and Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta , Dr. Preeti Padda , Dr. Shalini Devgan , Dr. Gaganpreet Singh , Dr.Vishal Gupta and Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary, "To Study the Prevalence of Hypertension among Urban Population of Faridkot District – A Camp Based Approach," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 2,  no. 5, pp. 12-15, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V2I5P104

Abstract:

Background: Hypertension is estimated to cause 4.5% of current global disease burden and is as prevalent in many developing countries, as in developed world. Presently 23 % men and 22% women above 25 years of age are Hypertensive in India and it is likely to increase exponentially in near future. No authentic data of giving information about hypertension in Punjab is Available which resulted in planning of present study.Aim of the study to assess the prevalence of Hypertension and determining the association between hypertension and various anthropometric parameters. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in city Faridkot using camp based approach. 20 camps at different sites were organized in order to cover the whole population of the city. The parameters BP, height, weight were recorded for each participant and BMI was calculated. The Data was compiled and analyzed using SPSS 20.0.Results: It was found that out of 1874 patients, 474(25.3%) shows high systolic blood pressure where as 477(25.5%) shows high diastolic blood pressure. Mean age of hypertensives was 45.24 yrs. Hypertension was found to be significantly higher among males population. Higher BMI was also significantly associated with Hypertension. Conclusions: From the present study we conclude that with the increase in the body mass index there is increase in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the results come out to be highly significant.

Keywords:

Prevalence, Hypertension, Age, BMI, Camp based Approach

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