Key result
The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in a rural adult population in Jhansi was 24.2% and 19.3% respectively, with significant associations found for age, tobacco, alcohol, and BMI.
Why the study?
Hypertension is rising across India, but its prevalence and associated risk factors required evaluation among rural adults in Jhansi.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,100)
No
The study highlights a high prevalence of prehypertension (24.2%) and hypertension (19.3%) in rural India, strongly associated with modifiable risk factors like tobacco use, alcohol intake, high salt consumption, and physical inactivity.
Supports rural hypertension screening; leaves open need for longitudinal trials on modifiable risks.
Background: The prevalence of hypertension is on a rise in India, both in urban and rural areas. Hypertension is reported to be the fourth contributor to premature death in developed countries and the seventh in developing countries. Aims and objectives was to find out the prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension among persons above 18 years of age in rural area of Jhansi and to assess the association of different risk factors with pre-hypertension and hypertension.Methods: Study was conducted in the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, MLB Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Total 1100 participants were collected by house to house visit. Chi square and multivariate logistic analysis were used to assess the association.Results: Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension was 24.2% and 19.3% respectively in our study. The factors identified as increasing the risk of developing hypertension were increasing age, family history of hypertension, inadequate physical activity, excess salt intake, tobacco consumption, alcoholism, BMI >25 kg//m2, less consumption of fruits and vegetables.Conclusions: Awareness of the hypertension status among hypertensive cases, counselling of the pre-hypertensives and hypertensives on lifestyle modification as well as regular treatment of antihypertensive medicine were key recommendations to prevent hypertension.
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Patel et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Pre-hypertension and Hypertension (n=1,100). Observational (Risk factor assessment) was evaluated on Prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension. The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in a rural adult population in Jhansi was 24.2% and 19.3% respectively, with significant associations found for age, tobacco, alcohol, and BMI.
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