2 PREVALENCE OF PREHYPERTENSION IN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF JAMMU
Journal Title: Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences - Year 2019, Vol 21, Issue 33
Abstract
ABSTRACT Background Prehypertension (PHT) leads to hypertension (HT) and is closely associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease risk (CVD). Prevalence of Prehypertension in medical professionals can give an idea of their risk of progression to (HT), so as to reduce the burden of (HT) and CVD. Objectives‐ Prevalence of Prehypertension among Medical professionals of Jammu and comparison of prevalence among males and females of medical professionals of Jammu. Materials and Methods‐ The aim was to estimate the prevalence of prehypertension in medical professionals of Jammu city and comparison of prevalence of prehypertension in both males and females. The study included 184 medical professionals from Medical Colleges of Jammu region. The blood pressure was recorded by auscultatory method using mercury sphygmomanometer. Results‐ Prevalence of Prehypertension in study population was 74.46 %( males‐ 92.73%, females‐ 6.67%) which was stastically highly significant. Conclusion‐ Above results shows that there is , High Prevalence of Prehypertension among the medical Professionals , indicative of vigorous preventive measures to be taken so that the risk of progression to Hypertension and subsequent Cardiovascular diseases to be curtailed
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Dr. Rupali Parlewar
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