PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN YOUNGER POPULATION ACCORDING TO NEW ACC GUIDELINES 2017

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of hypertension in our younger population according to new guidelines released by American College of Cardiology in 2017. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Army Cardiac Centre Lahore, from Feb 2019 to Apr 2019...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2019-06 (3), p.S476
Main Authors: Afreen, Aneela, Muhammad Nadir Khan, Rukhshanda Nousheen, Shehzad, Syed Khurram, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Faraz Saeed Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
Death
Disabilities
Ethnicity
Gender
Hypertension
Low income groups
Mortality
Population
Young adults
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of hypertension in our younger population according to new guidelines released by American College of Cardiology in 2017. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Army Cardiac Centre Lahore, from Feb 2019 to Apr 2019. Methodology: One hundred and ninety seven people were enrolled in the study as per inclusive criteria. Two blood pressure measurements were taken 5 minutes apart using proper technique as described in ACC/AHA guidelines and then average blood pressure of the recorded readings was used to calculate the results. Results: Out of 197 patients enrolled in the study, 103 (52.28%) were females and 94 (47.71%) were males. Age varied from 18 to 60 years with a mean age of 30.87 ± 5.76. Maximum number of individuals i.e. 109 (55.32%) were within 21-30 years. Out of 197, 105 (53.3%) were having normal blood pressure i.e.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842