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Prevalence of Risk Factors of Hypertension in Village Mirzapur, Aligarh

A. Ahmad, N. Faizi, M. S. Shah, N. Khalique, S. Arthanari, M. T. Khan

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 1–7 · Published 28 Jun 2016

10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26424

Abstract

Background: The risk factors of many non-communicable diseases including hypertension are similar and include increasing age, a high salt intake, sedentary lifestyle, obesity and tobacco addiction. Due to the epidemiological transition in countries like India, many of these risk factors are on the rise. For the control and treatment of hypertension, these factors must be managed and prevented. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of risk factors of hypertension, and to evaluate the association between these factors and prevalence of hypertension. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study, conducted in the month of December, 2015 at Mirzapur, a village in Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh. The study population comprised of all the residents of the village ≥ 40 years of age, on the day of survey after prior consent. The data entry and other statistical calculations were done through SPSS version 20 and MS- Excel. Results: The study included 160 people above 40 years of age. The prevalence of sedentary lifestyle was 36.3%, obesity- 23.1% and average salt intake- 7.23 (2.60) grams. The tobacco addiction level, including both smoked and smokeless forms were found to be very high-45.6% in this study. Increasing age and obesity were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusion: There is a substantial prevalence of risk factors of hypertension in India that may be the reason behind the increase in non-communicable diseases.

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