Prevalence Of Prehypertension In Medical Professionals Of Jammu

ABSTRACT

Prehypertension(PHT)leadstohypertension(HT)andiscloselyassociatedwithincreasedincidenceofcardiovasculardiseaserisk(CVD).PrevalenceofPrehypertensioninmedicalprofessionalscangiveanideaoftheirriskofprogressionto(HT),soastoreducetheburdenof(HT)andCVD.Objectives‐ PrevalenceofPrehypertensionamongMedicalprofessionalsofJammuandcomparisonofprevalenceamongmalesandfemalesofmedicalprofessionalsofJammu.MaterialsandMethods‐ TheaimwastoestimatetheprevalenceofprehypertensioninmedicalprofessionalsofJammucityandcomparisonofprevalenceofprehypertensioninbothmalesandfemales.Thestudyincluded184medicalprofessionalsfromMedicalCollegesofJammuregion.Thebloodpressurewasrecordedbyauscultatorymethodusingmercurysphygmomanometer.Results‐ PrevalenceofPrehypertensioninstudypopulationwas74.46%(males‐ 92.73%,females‐ 6.67%)whichwasstasticallyhighlysignificant.Conclusion‐ Aboveresultsshowsthatthereis,HighPrevalenceofPrehypertensionamongthemedicalProfessionals,indicativeofvigorouspreventivemeasurestobetakensothattheriskofprogressiontoHypertensionandsubsequentCardiovasculardiseasestobecurtailed