Chythra R Rao|Veena Kamath|Avinash K. Shetty|Asha Kamath
High Blood Pressure Prevalence and Significant Correlates: A Quantitative Analysis from Coastal Karnataka, India
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education
hypertension premier risk factor cardiovascular disease recognized sought treated effectively effective management high blood pressure possible magnitude problem identified crosssectional community based survey among 1239 respondents aged 30 years designed estimate prevalence sociodemographic correlates hypertension among adults aged 30 years data collected personal interviews followed anthropometric blood pressure measurements analysis done using statistical package social sciences spss version 115 prevalence hypertension 433 prevalence among males 516 compared females 389 total prevalence 231 287 known cases 202 250 newly detected cases based seventh report joint national committee jnc vii high blood pressure prehypertension noted among 387 advancing age male gender current diabetic status central obesity overweight obesity defined body mass index family history hypertension identified significant correlates hypertension multivariate logistic regression