Comparative study on the dietary behaviour, and serum/urinary electrolytes levels of hypertensive males in Thonegwa Township

This study was a cross-sectional, hospital hased, comparative study. It was conducted on 31 pairs of the hypertensive and apparently healthy males between 25-59 years. At the time of hospital admission, dietary bahaviour was interviewed by means of the structured questionnaires.The blood pressure was measured at the time of admission and dischange.Serum sodium and potassium levels and urinary excretion of them were also measured.Family history of hypertension was strongly associated with the hypertensives (p<0.05).Hypertensive subjects consumed palm oil two times (old ratio=2.2) more than normotensive subjects. a significant association of hypertension and daily consumption of soda rich snacks was found in the cases (p<0.05). Tthe mean serum sodium level of the cases was significantly higher than that of the controls (p<0.03) but 24 hour urinary sodium excretion of them was not significantly lower. Thus, increased salt consumption with imparired renal handling of sodium homeostasis would be responsible for higher prevalence of hypertension in Thonegwa Township.

Comparative study on the dietary behaviour and serum/urine electrolyte levels of hypertensive males in thonegwa township

This study was a cross-sectional, hospital based, comparative study. It was conducted on 31 pairs of the hypertensive and apparently health males between 25-59 years. At the time of hospital admission, dietary bahaviour was interviewed by menas of the structured questionnaires. The blood pressure was measured at the time of admission and discharge. Serum sodium and potassium levels and urinary excretion of them were also measured. Family history of hypertension was strongly associated with the hypertensives (P<0.05). Hypertensive subjects consumed palm oil two times (odd ratio=2.2) more than normotensive subjects. A significant association of hypertension and daily consumption of soda rich snacks was found in the cases (p<0.05). The mean serum sodium level of the cases was significantly higer than that of the controls (P<0.03) but 24 hour urinary sodium excretion of them was not significantly lower. Thus, increased salt consumption with impaired renal handling of sodium homeostasis would be responsible for higher prevalence of hypertension in Thonegwa Township.

Evaluation of tuberculin response after BCG vaccination:by gestation and by age at immunization

Tuberculin response following BCG vaccination was evaluated in 3 groups of babies. One hundred and sixteen full term babies (Group I) were vaccinated with BCG at birth; 89 full term babies (Group II) received BCG at the end of third month of life and Group III was made up of 48 preterm babies (32-36 weeks) given BCG vaccination at birth. The sizes of PPD induration area [mm] (6.3+/-3.1 Vs 2.5+/-3.0; P< 0.00001) and BCG scar diameter (3.7+/-1.5 Vs 2.7+/-1.3; P< 0.0001) were significantly larger in full term than preterm babies all of whom were vaccinated at birth, whereas no significant difference was observed between full term babies who were vaccinated at different age. The complications of BCG vaccine were not observed in all study groups. This study suggests that tuberculin responses are equivalent at birth and at third month of age in full term babies. Although immune response is not fully developed in preterm babies (32 to 36 weeks of gestation), they can be safely immunized with BCG at birth.