Prevalence of Hypertension Amongst Adult Patients Attending Out Patient Department of Urban Health Training Centre, Department of Community Medicine, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is the most common disorder which is encountered in outdoor patients. The existing data suggests that there is an increase in the prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in India. The prevalence of hypertension will increase even further, unless broad and effective preventive measures are implemented. The main objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of hypertension amongst the adult outdoor patients of an urban health centre of Lucknow district. Materials and Methods: This observational, Out PatientsDepartment based study involved a survey on 306 male and 1203 female respondents who were aged 18 years, who attended the Urban Health Training Centre of the Department of Community Medicine, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, India. A structured, pretested schedule was used to collect the data with regards to the demographic characteristics and the blood pressure pattern. The Chi-square test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results:The prevalence of hypertension was found to be 44.46%. The proportion of hypertension showed an increasing trend with age. The mean systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure patterns were found to be higher, with an increase in age. Conclusion:Hypertension was found to be highly prevalent among the outdoor patients of an urban health centre of Lucknow. An early detection of hypertension can be facilitated by periodically screening people regularly. BACkgROundThe burden of the chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), especially heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, is rising in the low and the middle-income countries, particularly in Asia [1]. Hypertension is the most common disorder which is being encountered in the outdoor patients [2]. It is an established major risk factor and a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. The prevalence of hypertension and its complications are increasing in the developing countries [3]. Cardiovascular diseases will be the largest cause of death and disability in India by 2020 [4]. The economic development, changes in the lifestyle and diet, and an increase in the life expectancy may be attributed to this rapid increase. Hypertension is an iceberg disease. The percentages of the awareness, treatment, and the control of hypertension are unacceptably low in the Indian adult population, as was indicated from a plethora of studies [5][6][7][8].Thus, hypertension is emerging as a major health problem. The prevalence of hypertension has increased more among the urban communities than among the rural people. The prevalence of hypertension will increase even further, unless broad and effective preventive measures are implemented. Prevention programmes and policies are in their infancy in India. Epidemiological studies are urgently needed to assess the prevalence of hypertension, Community Medicine SectionSyed eSaM MahMood, daya PraKaSh, J.P. SrivaStava, Z.h. Zaidi, PanKaJ BhardWaJ to determine the baseline, against which...

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