A planned pretested schedule was used to collect data regarding demographic characteristics and blood pressure pattern. The cross-sectional study involved a survey of 260 individuals residing in rural areas of District Vadodara. Chi- square test and ANOVA were used to analyze data.
Results:
The proportion of hypertension showed an increasing trend with age. The prevalence of prehypertension was 24.2% and hypertension was 20.4%. The mean systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure patterns were found to be higher with the increase in age. Insignificant differences were found with gender.