A study of prevalence of hypertension in adolescents at urban area of Muzzafarpur, Bihar
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) describes overweight obesity and hypertension as one of today’s most important public health problems, which is escalating as a global epidemic. Aims and Objectives: To Study Prevalence of Hypertension in Adolescents at urban area. Methodology: This was a Observational study carried out among the adolescent population at urban filed practice area in the age between 10-19 in one month i.e. January 2017 to February 2017. Totally 378 adolescents of urban filed practice area after the consent of Parents were enrolled into study. The statistical analysis done by Chi- square test/trend calculated by SPSS version 19. Result: The overall prevalence of Hypertension was 28.58%, highest in the age group of 16-19 i.e. 36.26% and 22.29% in 13-16 age group, 17.95 % in 10- 13 age group, this increasing trend of hypertension with increase age was statistically significant ( X2 = 10.72, df=2, p<0.0047). The prevalence of hypertension was more in Males i.e. 36.37% and in Females was 20.00% and this was statistically ignificant (X2 = 12.37, df=1, p<0.0004). Associated factors with Hypertension were Obesity (BMI> 30) (Z=4.56, p<0.05), Family history (Z=3.51,p<0.05), Associated with addictions (Z=2.96, p<0.05) Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that overall prevalence of hypertension in adolescents of urban area was quite high specially in males and associated risk factors were Obesity (BMI >30), Family history and associated addictions.
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Ravindra Prasad, Prabhas Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Lal
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