Key result
Obesity, lack of physical activity, smoking, and diabetes were identified as significant modifiable risk factors for hypertension after adjusting for other risk factors.
Why the study?
Are modifiable risk factors such as obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and diabetes associated with hypertension in a hospital-based population in Kerala?
Population
296 subjects from a tertiary care hospital in Kerala, India, mean age 50.13 years.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports local prevention targeting these factors in Kerala; leaves open causality and needs prospective confirmation.
Case-Control (n=296)
No
Are modifiable risk factors such as obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and diabetes associated with hypertension in a hospital-based population in Kerala?
Obesity, lack of physical activity, smoking, and diabetes are significant modifiable risk factors driving hypertension in Kerala, India.
Pilakkadavath et al. (2016) conducted a case-control in Hypertension (n=296). Modifiable risk factors (obesity, lack of physical activity, smoking, diabetes) vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on Presence of hypertension. Obesity, lack of physical activity, smoking, and diabetes were identified as significant modifiable risk factors for hypertension after adjusting for other risk factors.
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