Prevalence of Hypertension among Adults Attending A Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: The burden of the chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), especially heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, is increasing in the low and the middle-income countries. Hypertension is a emerging as a major public health problem .It is an established major risk factor and a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Some 600 million people worldwide have high blood pressure and nearly 3 million die every year as a direct result. Aims &Objectives: To find out the prevalence of hypertension among adult patients attending a tertiary care centre Subjects and Methods: A Cross sectional study was carried out in the outpatient department of a tertiary care Centre. All the adults who were aged 18 years and above, who attended the Outpatient Department of General Medicine for master health check up were included. Participants who already on anti hypertensive treatment were excluded Results: Out of the 100 study participants 60% were males. 30% of the study participants were found to be pre hypertensive while 10% and 12% of the respondents where in the stages I and II of hypertension. Over all 22% of the study participants are found to be hypertensive. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of screening as a tool for early detection of unknown hypertension among adults
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Dr Beena Unnikrishnan
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