ABSTRACT
The blood pressure investigation was carried out on 530 males and 745 females of the general population including ages from 10 to 80 years. The increase of blood pressure with advancing age was evident both in males and females. The mean systolic pressures were greater in males upto 40 to 49 years and thereafter females showed greater mean values. However, diastolic pressure values were greater in males although. This is in agreement with the studies from India. Sex difference was evident in younger ages only.
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Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Blood Pressure , Child , Female , Humans , Hypertension/etiology , India , Male , Middle Aged , Reference Values , Regression Analysis , Sex Characteristics , Sex DistributionABSTRACT
Epidemiological studies have indicated a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in populations with a high habitual intake of marine fish and fish oils, and this apparent protection may be due to the presence of n-3 fatty acids in the dietary fish. Two populations, a rish consuming one from coastal area and an inland one with non fish consuming from Nellore district or South India were selected for the present study. A total of one thousand healthy subjects were randomly chosen (500 in each population) from both sexes, aged from 20 to 70 years. The concentration of serum cholesterol, triacylglycerol and LDL-cholesterol were significantly lower in fish consumers, whereas HDL-cholesterol was higher in fish consumers than in non fish consumers. The difference between the percent quantities of the three n-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic, docosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids) was highly significant (p < 0.001) with a greater value in fish consumers.
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Adult , Aged , Aging/blood , Animals , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Cholesterol/blood , Diet, Atherogenic , Fatty Acids/blood , Female , Fish Products , Fishes , Feeding Behavior , Humans , India , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Triglycerides/bloodABSTRACT
The blood pressure of 1275 subjects of both sexes in relation to four skinfolds at biceps, triceps, subscapular and supra-iliac was studied. A positive relationship is observed between these two variables. The mean systolic and diastolic pressures increase from lower to higher skinfold thickness groups in both sexes for all the four skinfolds. The sex difference is conspicuous and significant for systolic pressure. However only a few groups show significant sex difference for diastolic pressure. In males the correlations between blood pressure and skinfolds were significant, while in females it is significant between diastolic blood pressure and biceps and triceps skin thicknesses only.
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Blood Pressure/physiology , Blood Pressure Determination , Female , Humans , India , Male , Obesity/physiopathology , Skinfold ThicknessABSTRACT
The present study of blood pressure among 1275 smokers and non-smokers from Andhra Pradesh reveals slightly higher mean blood pressures among smokers in most of the age groups. This is in contrast to most of the studies. The variation of blood pressure among smokers and non-smokers is significant.