N K Mungreiphy|Satwanti Kapoor|Rashmi Sinha
Association between BMI, Blood Pressure, and Age: Study among Tangkhul Naga Tribal Males of Northeast India
University of Delhi|University of Delhi|Indira Gandhi National Open University
purpose find prevalence overweightobesity hypertension study association bmi blood pressure age methods crosssectional study carried among 257 tangkhul naga males northeast india age ranging 2070 years subjects divided five different age groups study age trend results mean systolic diastolic bp higher among subjects elevated bmi among older subjects minimum bp found among underweight maximum among obese bp found lowest among youngest age group higher among elderly subjects bmi also found associated age independently although magnitude correlation differed significant positive correlation among bmi age systolic diastolic bp odd ratios showed overweightobese subjects likely hypertension normal bmi changing socioeconomic environment intensifies prevalence overweightobesity hypertension among tangkhul nagas