| Autor: |
Sanjay Kumar, Deepanjan Ray, Pushpa Moreshwar Durge, Samim Ferdows, Gautam Ghose |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 153-157 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0975-2870 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/0975-2870.153142 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Hypertension is an iceberg disease. A few hypertensive patients are actually aware of their status and only half of them are actually treated. It is a silent killer disease and hypertensive people die prematurely. A wide disparity exists between the prevalence of hypertension in developed and developing regions. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study involving 574 adult people from the rural community in Nagpur was selected through systematic random sampling from December 2008 to April 2009. Blood pressure was measured with a sphygmomanometer properly standardized and anthropometry was performed. Data were analyzed with SPSS statistical software (version 19.0). Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 20.38%, and the prevalence was higher among males. Age and weight were significant covariates for hypertension. Conclusion: In the present study, it is revealed that as the age advances, the prevalence of hypertension also increases. This was statistically significant. Hypertension was more prevalent in males than in females. |
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