Background: Hypertension or High arterial blood pressure (BP) is a major public health problem and common non-communicable disease. Professional educators are facing various workplace issues, which can aggravate non-communicable diseases like hypertension (HTN). Work pressure, stress, workload, and sedentary lifestyle are major factors reported.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of
HTN with new guidelines and its correlation with associated factors in
professional educators.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was
carried out in 220 professional medical educators in Vadodara city. Data on
socio-demographic profiles, different risk factors, and BP were recorded. HTN
was recorded according to pre-defined criteria and described by new AHA
guidelines. Factors associated with HTN were analyzed by Chi-square test (χ2).
Results: The study found a high prevalence of HTN and
identified HTN as a significant health burden for professional educators of
Vadodara city. The prevalence of elevated BP among professional educators was
approximately 80% as per new AHA guidelines. The mean systolic blood pressure,
diastolic blood pressure, mean blood pressure and pulse pressure were found to
be 126.73±6.02, 82.02±3.02, 96.32±3.46, and 42.05±4.99, respectively. HTN was
found to be associated with age and body mass index (BMI) (χ2 P < 0.05). The
author also found that 41–50 years of age group BP were found to be elevated in
more than 55% of the population.
Conclusion: The study found that BP was found to be elevated
in more than 50% of subjects even with normal BMI. The study also found that
there is no significant difference in males and females for BP indices. The
percentage we found for Stage I HTN cannot be ignored even in such a small group.
Studies in large groups or longer time are recommended and prevalence data need
to be revised for the prevention and management of HTN as per the American
Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.
Author (s) Details
Geetanjali Purohit
Department of Physiology, Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Sciences and
Research, Swaminarayan University, Kalol, Gujarat, India.
Tanya Sharma
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Uzma Shaikh
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Purva Sharma
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Nuzhat Shekh
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Viral Shah
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Shardha Shukla
Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
Piparia, Waghodia, Gujarat, India.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/msti/v2/3986
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