Burden of Hypertension and its risk factors in Aligarh : Are we aware and concerned?

Dr Malik Faizan Ahmad; Dr Mir Abdul Munif

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Burden of Hypertension and its risk factors in Aligarh : Are we aware and concerned?

Dr Malik Faizan Ahmad, Dr Mir Abdul Munif

Abstract :

Background: Hypertension is a major public health challenge and in any human population it shows a good deal of inter and intra individual variability. Financial and public health consequences of both hypertensionand the failure to control it are enormous. Identification of different risk factors are important for the prevention and control of hypertension. So the present study was undertaken with the following objectives: To find out the prevalence of hypertension among study population and to determine the different risk factors and their association with hypertension.Methods: Cross–sectional, observational community based study was conducted in Aligarh, India by house to house visits, clinical examination and interview of study population with a pre–designed pre–tested WHO STEPS proforma.Result: The prevalence of hypertension was 25.2%. Prevalence was increased with increasing age and it was more among the male(33%).Discussion: Socio demographic variables age, sex, marital status and , anthropometric index –BMI, dietary factors like consumption of inadequate fruits &vegetables intake of alcohol and tobacco use were found as risk factors of hypertension by binary logistic regression analysisConclusion: Considering these risk factors, preventive measures should be undertaken to reduce the burden of hypertension and its consequences.