Correlation and clustering of blood pressure with risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among male undergraduate students in Chennai
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Background: Hypertension appears to cluster with other risk factors like obesity, glucose intolerance, dyslipaedimia etc. Demonstration of such relationship and clustering is important for formulating risk reduction strategies particularly in the young Indian population. Objectives: To correlate the blood pressure level and it’s clustering with CVD risk factors among male undergraduate students in Chennai. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among male students in a private university situated in the suburban area of Chennai. A total of 403 students was studied and the information on selected socio-demographic variables were collected with the help of pre tested structured questionnaire. Measurements of height, weight, blood pressure; and postprandial blood glucose were obtained as per standard procedure. Results: Positive and significant correlation was observed between systolic BP and blood sugar level (r=0.239, p<0.001), BMI (r=0.290, p<0.001), waist circumference (r=0.298, p<0.001) and waist hip ratio (r=0.100,p=0.045). In case of diastolic BP significant correlation was observed only with BMI (r=0.115, p=0.021). Among hypertensive 68.6% of them had two or more risk factors, whereas 58.5% of the pre hypertensive had two or more risk factors. Conclusion: In conclusion positive correlation was observed between majority of CVD risk factors and systolic blood pressure among the male student’s population. Higher proportion of male students with hypertension and pre hypertension had two more risk factors compared to normotensives. A feasible strategy has to be developed to prevent the development of risk factors of CVD factors in the youth population at the college level.
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Logaraj Muthunarayanan, Dinesh Madhavan
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