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ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ADULT POPULATION OF PAKISTAN

Mahrukh Naeem, Sikandar Abbas, Hafsa Mahmood

Introduction: Hypertension has been recognized as a global health concern for developing countries and is scarcely described in many of these countries. In Pakistan, few population-based surveys evaluated the prevalence of hypertension and there is no current nationally representative study. Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to analyze the prevalence of hypertension and high blood pressure among local population of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was done at Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology Wazirabad, Gujranwala during January 2019 to July 2019. The sample size for the present study was calculated by taking most probable prevalence of hypertension as 50% and permissible error as 5% with 95% confidence interval. Fixing the permissible error as 50%, the minimum sample size was calculated as n = 100. Results: Regarding the self or family history of any chronic disease; 50 (10.3%), and 16 (3.3%) of the total study participants were known hypertensive, and diabetes mellitus (DM) patients respectively, while 82 (16.8%) and 64 (13.1%) have family history of hypertension and DM respectively. There are number of factors which influence on blood pressure levels. Age, cholesterol, BMI and diet are the main factors which directly effect on blood pressure levels. Conclusion: It is concluded that increasing age is proved to be an independent risk factor for hypertension.

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