Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among adults aged 25-64 years in a rural area of Thrissur in Kerala

Simon, Catherine; Saju, C. R.; Binu, Jeffy

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171790

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“…4,9 The prevalence of hypertension increased with age, consistent with prior reports. 2,8,9,[14][15][16] The higher prevalence noted among males was similar to other reported literature. Study by Mohan et al in "The Chennai urban rural epidemiology study" (CURES) in urban Chennai among 26,001 individuals aged >20 years, the prevalence of hypertension in men was 23.2% as compared to that of women 17.1%.…”

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“…This is similar to other reported literature from other parts of Kerala and coastal Karnataka. [8][9][10] The percentage of individuals having hypertension was 36.6% in rural area of Kerala as reported by district level household survey (DLHS) IV in 2012-2013. 11 The prevalence of hypertension in our sample was also higher than that reported from other parts of India.…”

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Hypertension: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in a rural area of North Kerala, India

Suma¹,

Mayamol²,

Divakaran³

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: High blood pressure is prevalent all over the world and is one of the major causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In considerable proportion of cases the disease tends to be asymptomatic for prolonged time, hence also labelled as “silent killer”. Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension remain major challenges worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Northern Kerala. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study among 687 subjects aged ≥20 years was conducted from March 2017 to July 2017. Data was collected by personal interviews, followed by anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Diagnosis of hypertension was based on Joint National Committee (JNC) VIII guidelines. Results: The prevalence of hypertension (JNC VIII) was 48.2% with a 95% confidence interval ranging from 44.46% to 51.94%. Prevalence among males: 58.1% and females: 44.5%. Among the total hypertensives, 38.7% were aware. Of these, 94.5% taking treatment, 47.1% achieved adequate blood pressure control. Advancing age, current diabetic status, body mass index, and family history of hypertension were identified as risk factors for hypertension by multivariate logistic regression. Conclusions: High prevalence of hypertension was observed in the population. The low levels of awareness and control underscores the large gap between evidence and practice that needs to be bridged, for effective control of hypertension. This calls for plan to adopt preventive and control strategies and promote the health of the population.

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Hypertension: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in a rural area of North Kerala, India

Suma¹,

Mayamol²,

Divakaran³

et al. 2017

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“…In our study there was increased prevalence of HTN as age increases which is similar to study done by Chethana KV et al 10 and Simon C et al 11 .…”

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Prevalence of Hypertension and its Associated Risk Factors among People Living in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Kishore¹,

Singh²,

Verma³

et al. 2020

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Background:India is in a state of epidemiological, economic, demographic and nutrition transition. And all these transitions are leading to non communicable diseases. Hypertension is a major public health problem and important area of research due to its high prevalence and being major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and other complications.Objectives: To find out the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among people living in study area.Methodology: It is a community based cross sectional study conducted among people living in Barrage colony of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. House to house survey was conducted for 3 months from December 2018 to February 2019 in all the four blocks (A,B,C,D) of Barrage colony, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, to make a sample size of 955. Both male and female age of 15 years and above was included in the study. Results:The prevalence of hypertension among study participants was 10.4%. Prevalence of hypertension was found more in male subjects (12.6%) as compared to females subjects (6.9%).The risk factors found to be significantly associated with HTN in this study were increasing age, male gender, central obesity (high WHR), diabetes, smoking, alcohol, sedentary lifestyle and excess salt intake. Conclusion:There is significant burden of hypertension in Barrage colony, Rishikesh. Strong public health measures need to be seriously implemented to combat hypertension and its consequences.

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“…In the present study, it was observed that 52.5% females were hypertensive which is in con- cordance with the earlier studies. Our study showed that females had higher prevalence of HT than males but in some parts of world (Zambia, China, Nepal, India) various scholars found in their studies that the prevalence of HT was higher among males (Siziya et al 2012;Maharajan 2018;Prabakaran et al 2013;Sing et al 2014;Banerjee et al 2016;Simon et al 2017;Paul et al 2017;Singh et al 2017;Thapllyal et al 2018).…”

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“…In India, Puducherry (Paul et al 2017) has shown the highest prevalence of HT (43.3%). Kerala (Simon et al 2017) has reported the second highest prevalence (42.0%) of HT. Another study conducted in Kolkata by Banerjee et al in 2016 has shown that the prevalence of HT was 42.2%.…”

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Central obesity and hypertension among rural adults of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Chanak

Bose

2019

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Obesity is generally classified into generalized obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal or central obesity (WC ≥90 cm for men and WC ≥80 cm for women) based on World Health Organization recommendation for Asians. Hypertension is one of the most common obesity-related complications, and about 30% of hypertensive individuals can be classified as being obese. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of different age groups (years) on the anthropometric and derived variables. It determined the correlation between anthropometric and derived variables and also estimated the frequency of central obesity and hypertension. Finally, it investigated the relationship between central obesity and blood pressure among rural Bengalee adults of Dirghagram village of Ghatal Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken among 310 rural adults (154 males; 156 females) aged over 18 years. Our study was carried out during March, 2017. Height (cm), weight (kg), waist circumference (cm), hip circumference (cm) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) were measured using standard procedures. One way ANOVA analysis on most of the anthropometric and derived variables showed a statistically significant increase from younger to older age group in both sexes (p<0.001;p<0.01; p<0.05). In addition to that, more females had central obesity using waist circumference (55.8% vs. 19.5%), waist hip ratio (87.2% vs. 35.7%), waist height ratio (73.7% vs. 44.2%), and conicity index (87.2% vs. 57.8%) criteria, and hypertension (52.5% vs. 27.3%). The prevalence of central obesity was much higher in case of hypertensive individuals. Therefore, the present study showed a high prevalence of central obesity among the rural adults of Dirghagram village. Furthermore, central obesity contributed in increasing hypertension among the villagers.

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Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among adults aged 25-64 years in a rural area of Thrissur in Kerala

Cited by 8 publications

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Hypertension: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in a rural area of North Kerala, India

Hypertension: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in a rural area of North Kerala, India

Prevalence of Hypertension and its Associated Risk Factors among People Living in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Central obesity and hypertension among rural adults of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

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