Cargando…
Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study
INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is considered as one of the major health problem worldwide and the most important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and the risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A community-based cross-sectional s...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568136 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2415_20 |
_version_ | 1783748017163075584 |
---|---|
author | Udayar, Sharvanan Eshwar Thatuku, Srinivas T. Jevergiyal, Devika Pandurang Meundi, Anand M. |
author_facet | Udayar, Sharvanan Eshwar Thatuku, Srinivas T. Jevergiyal, Devika Pandurang Meundi, Anand M. |
author_sort | Udayar, Sharvanan Eshwar |
collection | PubMed |
description | INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is considered as one of the major health problem worldwide and the most important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and the risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult population of rural area of Chittoor District. WHO STEPS was applied for data collection from 1,742 study participants aged 18 years and above. Chi-square test, Fisher exact, and ANOVA test applied to find out the intragroup and intergroup variable association with raised blood pressure. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in our study was 21.5% [95% CI: (19.6–23.5)] and 42.8% [95% CI: (39.5–46.3)], respectively. Males had higher prevalence when compared to females. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 118.7 ± 17.6 mmHg and 77.1 ± 9.7 mmHg, respectively. The odds of being hypertensive was higher among older age group (OR: 3.83), male study participants (OR: 1.83), either widowed or separated (OR: 2.03), unemployed (OR: 1.51), and those who belonged to upper socioeconomic status (OR: 2.01). Those who were overweight (OR: 3.15), obese (OR: 2.55) and having central obesity (OR: 1.74), and also tobacco smokers (OR: 1.53) were having higher odds of hypertension. Significant association was found between hypertension and age, gender, marital status, body mass index, abdominal obesity, tobacco smoking, and physical inactivity. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in this study was found to be high in rural area of Andhra Pradesh. There is a need to develop a community-based program, which would aim at minimizing the risk factors of hypertension. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8415680 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | Wolters Kluwer - Medknow |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-84156802021-09-24 Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study Udayar, Sharvanan Eshwar Thatuku, Srinivas T. Jevergiyal, Devika Pandurang Meundi, Anand M. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is considered as one of the major health problem worldwide and the most important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and the risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult population of rural area of Chittoor District. WHO STEPS was applied for data collection from 1,742 study participants aged 18 years and above. Chi-square test, Fisher exact, and ANOVA test applied to find out the intragroup and intergroup variable association with raised blood pressure. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in our study was 21.5% [95% CI: (19.6–23.5)] and 42.8% [95% CI: (39.5–46.3)], respectively. Males had higher prevalence when compared to females. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 118.7 ± 17.6 mmHg and 77.1 ± 9.7 mmHg, respectively. The odds of being hypertensive was higher among older age group (OR: 3.83), male study participants (OR: 1.83), either widowed or separated (OR: 2.03), unemployed (OR: 1.51), and those who belonged to upper socioeconomic status (OR: 2.01). Those who were overweight (OR: 3.15), obese (OR: 2.55) and having central obesity (OR: 1.74), and also tobacco smokers (OR: 1.53) were having higher odds of hypertension. Significant association was found between hypertension and age, gender, marital status, body mass index, abdominal obesity, tobacco smoking, and physical inactivity. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in this study was found to be high in rural area of Andhra Pradesh. There is a need to develop a community-based program, which would aim at minimizing the risk factors of hypertension. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-07 2021-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8415680/ /pubmed/34568136 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2415_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Udayar, Sharvanan Eshwar Thatuku, Srinivas T. Jevergiyal, Devika Pandurang Meundi, Anand M. Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title | Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title_full | Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title_fullStr | Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title_short | Prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural Southern India—An epidemiological study |
title_sort | prevalence and predictors of prehypertension and hypertension in adult population of rural southern india—an epidemiological study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568136 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2415_20 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT udayarsharvananeshwar prevalenceandpredictorsofprehypertensionandhypertensioninadultpopulationofruralsouthernindiaanepidemiologicalstudy AT thatukusrinivast prevalenceandpredictorsofprehypertensionandhypertensioninadultpopulationofruralsouthernindiaanepidemiologicalstudy AT jevergiyaldevikapandurang prevalenceandpredictorsofprehypertensionandhypertensioninadultpopulationofruralsouthernindiaanepidemiologicalstudy AT meundianandm prevalenceandpredictorsofprehypertensionandhypertensioninadultpopulationofruralsouthernindiaanepidemiologicalstudy |