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TO DETERMINE PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ADULTS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Dr Aeman Shafique, Dr Rashid Ashraf, Dr Aamir Saeed

Hypertension is adaptable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Many analyses around the world have shown the high hypertension prevalence which is also rising. Aim: The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the risk factors and prevalence of hypertension among adults. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: In the Medicine units of Services Hospital Lahore for one-year duration from May 2018 to May 2019. Methods: The analysis was done in five hundred eighty adults with 20-59 years of age range. Data were collected using an observation method to estimate the hypertension prevalence and BMI. To measure adult’s exposure to risk factors; pre-designed questionnaire was used. Results: 37.0% was the total prevalence in all hypertension cases (215 out of 580). The prevalence was 41.6% in men (264 in 110) and 32.2% in women (105 of 316) (P <0.03 95% CI). Among 215 hypertensive patients, 37.2% did not know that they had hypertension. In the last year, blood pressure was checked on routine basis by 453 (78.1%) participants. The incidence of hypertension increased with advanced age and high BMI. Of these, 58.1% of the participants were observed with hypertension and were current smokers 136 (23.7%). Conclusions: This analysis showed increased hypertension prevalence between adults. The hypertension prevalence was very high among smokers. Approximately 1/3rd of the subjects having hypertension did not know that are suffering from hypertension. The participants who do regular exercise were only few. Keywords: Prevalence of hypertension; body mass index; smoking.

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