A prospective study of clinical profile of newly diagnosed essential hypertension.

Dr. Venkata Ravikumar Chepuri; Dr. Himabindu Panta

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

A prospective study of clinical profile of newly diagnosed essential hypertension.

Dr. Venkata Ravikumar Chepuri, Dr. Himabindu Panta

Abstract :

BACKGROUND:Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death and disability among adults all over the world. According to WHO 2008 estimates prevalence of increase in blood pressure in Indians was 32.5%(33.2% in men 31.7% in women).

METHODOLOGY:Todeterminethe clinical profile of newly diagnosed essential hypertensive patients, a prospective case control studywas carriedoutduringtheperiod Feuary2015to January2016inthe departmentof General medicine,RajivGandhi Institute of Medical Sciences andMedical college, Kadapa,A.P.

RESULTS: Out of 70 cases 38(54.3%) were males, 32(45.7%) were females. The mean systolic blood pressure for the cases was 162.705±7.064 mm of Hg and the mean diastolic blood pressure for the cases was 103.45±5.184 mm of Hg.34.3% of cases were obese while in the control group obesity was noticed in 3.3%.BMI was independent of gender, but it was significantly more in those with grade II hypertension.

CONCLUSION: The blood pressure correlated positively with BMI and waist circumference. The most common presenting symptom was giddiness. Identifying the early manifestations of hypertension helps in early detection and prevention of complications.