Effect of therapeutic life style changes [TLC] in the prevention of essential hypertension

ABSTRACT

Essential hypertension is one of the commonest causes of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and kidney disease. Essential hypertension leads to increased mortality, morbidity, disability and disease rates in young and middle aged persons. This study was designed to determine the risk factors that are associated with essential hypertension and to evaluate the efficacy of Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes [TLC] in the prevention of essential hypertension. The present study, based on sixty patients, was carried out during Nov. 2004-May 2005 in Majeedia Hospital, New Delhi. Before and after intervention values of BMI, pulse rate and BP were analyzed and subjected to statistical comparison. P value < 0.05 was estimated as significant. In this study it has been shown that Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes were very effective in reducing BMI and BP and plays an important role in prevention of essential hypertension