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Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major problem among the geriatric population, presenting the risk of multiple associated co-morbidities and organ system damage. Data related to the epidemiology of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension among the oldest old population is sparse, more so from developi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6035005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984116 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000472 |
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author | Reddy, Bana Manishaa Ganguly, Enakshi Sharma, Pawan Kumar |
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description | BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major problem among the geriatric population, presenting the risk of multiple associated co-morbidities and organ system damage. Data related to the epidemiology of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension among the oldest old population is sparse, more so from developing countries. The objectives of the present paper were to identify the prevalence and correlates of hypertension according to gender among the urban community-dwelling healthy oldest old population. METHODS: 200 healthy people aged 80 years and above were recruited by random selection from Hyderabad city of South India in 2017. A trained investigator collected data on background history, history of hypertension and other co-morbidities, medications and sleep. Participants were tested for muscle strength, gait speed, and SPPB and cognitive impairment. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 83.5%; 81.6% among men and 84.7% among women. 64.5% was self-reported. Hypertension was controlled with treatment among only 46.2%. In 74.6%, it was controlled even without treatment. The independent correlates were BMI per SD increase (OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.17–3.16), diabetes (OR: 6.02, 95% CI: 1.24–29.11) and asthma (OR: 3.59, 95% CI: 1.05–12.29). Among men, BMI per SD increase was significantly associated while hemoglobin per SD increase, height per SD decrease, and arthritis were positively associated among women. Increasing heart rate among total subjects (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.27–0.71), and among women (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24–0.92) showed a negative association. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hypertension was high. The correlates were different for men and women. Subjects were unaware of their control status which posed an increased risk for organ damage, and development of co-morbidities. Policies aimed at improving quality of life of the oldest old should place due stress on appropriate hypertension management in developing countries. |
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spelling | pubmed-60350052018-07-06 Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India Reddy, Bana Manishaa Ganguly, Enakshi Sharma, Pawan Kumar J Gerontol Geriatr Res Article BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major problem among the geriatric population, presenting the risk of multiple associated co-morbidities and organ system damage. Data related to the epidemiology of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension among the oldest old population is sparse, more so from developing countries. The objectives of the present paper were to identify the prevalence and correlates of hypertension according to gender among the urban community-dwelling healthy oldest old population. METHODS: 200 healthy people aged 80 years and above were recruited by random selection from Hyderabad city of South India in 2017. A trained investigator collected data on background history, history of hypertension and other co-morbidities, medications and sleep. Participants were tested for muscle strength, gait speed, and SPPB and cognitive impairment. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 83.5%; 81.6% among men and 84.7% among women. 64.5% was self-reported. Hypertension was controlled with treatment among only 46.2%. In 74.6%, it was controlled even without treatment. The independent correlates were BMI per SD increase (OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.17–3.16), diabetes (OR: 6.02, 95% CI: 1.24–29.11) and asthma (OR: 3.59, 95% CI: 1.05–12.29). Among men, BMI per SD increase was significantly associated while hemoglobin per SD increase, height per SD decrease, and arthritis were positively associated among women. Increasing heart rate among total subjects (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.27–0.71), and among women (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24–0.92) showed a negative association. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hypertension was high. The correlates were different for men and women. Subjects were unaware of their control status which posed an increased risk for organ damage, and development of co-morbidities. Policies aimed at improving quality of life of the oldest old should place due stress on appropriate hypertension management in developing countries. 2018-05-31 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6035005/ /pubmed/29984116 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000472 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article Reddy, Bana Manishaa Ganguly, Enakshi Sharma, Pawan Kumar Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title | Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title_full | Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title_fullStr | Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title_full_unstemmed | Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title_short | Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India |
title_sort | hypertension and its correlates in the oldest old population aged 80 years and above in urban south india |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6035005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984116 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000472 |
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