Introduction: Hypertension, commonly known as high blood
pressure, is a significant public health issue that affects at least 20% of adults
in many countries. It can be classified into essential (primary or idiopathic)
and secondary hypertension, with essential hypertension representing 95% of all
cases.
Aims: To identify the factors associated with hypertension
in a tertiary care centre in Northern India
Study Design: A cross-sectional study.
Study Sites and Duration of Study: Medicine Department,
AIIMS Rishikesh; between January 2021 and December 2022.
Methodology: The study recruited 317 hypertensive and
non-hypertension patients who reside and receive healthcare services from the
tertiary Care Centre in Northern India and reported for treatment. Data was
collected from respondents using a questionnaire and analyzed with STATA
software Version 15.
Results and Findings: The study revealed that majority of
the participants (68.8%) had hypertension. The study identified that
respondents who are married were approximately 3 times more likely to have
hypertension compared to those who are single (AOR= 3.1; 95% CI=1.28-5.82,
p=0.001). Adjusting for all other factors, respondents who were employed were
4.2 times more likely to have hypertension compared to those who are unemployed
(AOR= 4.2; 95% CI=1.36-8.62, p=0.002). History of smoking, history of alcohol
consumption, physical inactivity among participants was discovered to be
significantly associated with hypertension.
Conclusion: Hypertension is a serious health concern among
some of the aged people in Ghana. Hence it is recommended that interventions to
tackle this condition could focus on behavioral or lifestyle modifications.
Author(s) Details:
Rohit Raina,
Department of General Medicine, AIIMS Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NVMMS-V5/article/view/14163
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