Parthaje Prasanna Mithra, Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran, Thankappan Kavumpurathu Raman, Thapar Rekha, Fatt Quek Kia, Oldenburg Brian
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016 Jan;28(1 Suppl):93S-101S. doi: 10.1177/1010539515616453. Epub 2015 Nov 22.
Prehypertension is one of the most common conditions affecting human beings worldwide. It is associated with several complications including hypertension. The blood pressure between normal and hypertension is prehypertension as per the Seventh Report Joint National Committee (JNC-7) classification. The current study was done to measure the magnitude of prehypertension and to study their sociodemographic correlates in the urban field practice area of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, among 624 people aged ≥20 years. The measurements of blood pressure were done (JNC 7 criteria) with the anthropometric measurements and lifestyle factors. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated. Overall, 55% subjects had prehypertension and 30% had hypertension. Prehypertension was higher among males. Those from the higher age groups, those from upper socioeconomic status, obese individuals, and those with lesser physical activity had significantly higher association with prehypertension, and it was least among those who never used tobacco and alcohol.
高血压前期是全球影响人类的最常见病症之一。它与包括高血压在内的多种并发症相关。根据美国国家联合委员会第七次报告（JNC - 7）的分类，正常血压与高血压之间的血压状态即为高血压前期。本研究旨在测量印度芒格洛尔卡斯图尔巴医学院城市实地实践区域内624名年龄≥20岁人群中高血压前期的发生率，并研究其社会人口学相关因素。使用人体测量指标和生活方式因素进行血压测量（依据JNC 7标准）。采用社会科学统计软件包第16版进行数据分析，并计算调整后的比值比。总体而言，55%的受试者患有高血压前期，30%患有高血压。男性中的高血压前期发生率更高。年龄较大、社会经济地位较高、肥胖以及身体活动较少的人群与高血压前期的关联显著更高，而从不吸烟和饮酒的人群中高血压前期发生率最低。
