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10. Frequency of Hypertension among the Patients Attending Medical Outdoor at B.V.H, Bahawalpur

Aaqib Javed1, Tahira Iftikhar Kanju2, Amna Siddique3 and Somia Khan4

ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of the research was to find the incidence of hypertension in the patients visiting Medical OPD at B.V.H, Bahawalpur.

Study Design: Observational / descriptive / cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Medical OPD, B.V.H, and Bahawalpur from 05 January 2016 to 05 April 2016.

Materials and Methods: The data was collected through a pre-formed questionnaire about knowledge of patients regarding hypertension. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 17. All result was presented in percentages, frequencies, and tables.

Results: Three hundred and thirty-two patients were examined during the study period with the age of 20 to 60 and above years. Among the study sample, 147(44%) were males and 185(56%) females. Maximum hypertensive patients 54(16.3%) were found among the age group of 41-50 years.

Hypertension was found to be present in 57.6% males and 47.6% female having normal BMI. Most common factors associated with the presence of hypertension in our study population were "smoking", "use of ghee “and " lack of exercise". 22.5 percent of our male population smoke regularly and 39.5% female were in habit of using ghee daily. 95 (26.7%) hypertensive females and 61(21%) hypertensive males among our study population were having a family history of hypertension. Out of total type A population, 70(49.3%) were found to be hypertensive.

Conclusion:  In the present study, the frequency of hypertension in medical OPD patients was very high, (as 47 % of our study population was suffering from it). Most of the patients were in 41-50 years age group.

Key Words: Frequency; Hypertension; BMI.

Citation of article: Javed A, Kanju TI, Siddique A, Khan S. Frequency of Hypertension Among the Patients Attending Medical Outdoor at B.V.H, Bahawalpur. Med Forum 2016;27(10):38-40.