A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH WAIST TO STATURE RATIO (WSR) IN AN URBAN POPULATION IN CHENNAI
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a Silent Killer disease. Worldwide , the most frequent disease causing Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is Systemic Hypertension . It is expected that approximately 1 in 3 adults aged above 20 years will have the disease by the year 2025 . OBJECTIVES:To study the Prevalence of SystemicHypertension , Mean Waist-to-Stature ratio (WSR) and its screening potentialin an urban Chennai population. METHODS:A total of 440 study participants aged 20 to 60 years selected by two stage Simple Random sampling from T.P.Chathram, an urban locality in Chennai, the field practice area attached to Govt. Kilpauk Medical College were administered a structured Questionnaire in 2015 for Socio demographic data and basic anthropometric measurements. RESULTS: The Overall prevalence of hypertension was 27.5% with 95% C. I. of 23.33% to 31.67% . The Mean Waist to stature Ratio was 0.506 (±0.03) with 95% C.I. of 0.503 to 0.509.The Receiver operating Characteristic ( ROC ) Curve analysis done revealed area under the curve ( AUC ) of WSR > Waist Hip Ratio > Body Mass Index. The Maximum Sensitivity of 96.7% and Specificity of 26.6% of WSR as a predictor of Hypertension was established at 0.502 . Waist to Stature Ratio can be used for initial screening for hypertension at the Community level.
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Velmurugan A, Mary Ramola K
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