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Volume 4 Issue 5 (September - October, 2016)

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Evaluation of prevalence of hypertension among obese patients visited in hospital
Sanju Namdeo Padalkar

Background: Obesity is a common but often underestimated condition of clinical and public health importance in many countries around the world. The mechanisms underlying obesity-associated hypertension or other associated metabolic diseases remain to be adequately investigated. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the prevalence of hypertension among obese patients visited in hospital. Materials & methods: A total of 150 obese patients were enrolled in the present study. Patients with body mass index (BMI) of more than or equal to 30 Kg/m2 were considered as obese. The current definition of hypertension (HTN) is systolic blood pressure (SBP) values of 130mmHg or more and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) more than 80 mmHg. Blood pressure was measured using sphygmomanometer. Prevalence of hypertension was recorded. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension among obese patients in the present study was found to be 42 percent (63 patients). In the present study, out of 96 males, hypertension was found to be present in 33 patients (34.38 percent) while among females, hypertension was found to be present in 55.56 percent of the patients. However; while analyzing statistically, no significant results were obtained while correlating prevalence of hypertension among obese patients divided on the basis of gender. Conclusion: Obesity is a significant risk factor for development of hypertension through alteration in tubular re-absorption of sodium ions in the kidneys. Key words: Hypertension, Obesity.

 
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