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Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiometabolic risk factors in urban Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Senkadhirdasan Dakshinamurthy1, Vartika Saxena1, Ranjeeta Kumari1

  • 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
|September 28, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Hypertension affects 32.4% of urban Rishikesh residents, with obesity and high triglycerides being common. Early health interventions are crucial to reduce hypertension-related deaths.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease Research

Background:

  • Hypertension is a leading global cause of premature death and cardiovascular disease.
  • Less than 20% of the 1.13 billion people with hypertension have it under control worldwide.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of hypertension in Rishikesh's urban population.
  • To identify associated risk factors and their link to hypertension in this demographic.

Main Methods:

  • A community-based, cross-sectional study in urban Rishikesh.
  • Utilized the World Health Organization (WHO) STEPS instrument for risk factor assessment, anthropometry, and blood pressure measurement.
  • Sample size of 478 participants; data analyzed using SPSS with P < 0.05 considered significant.

Main Results:

  • The prevalence of hypertension in urban Rishikesh was 32.4% (34.5% in males, 31.3% in females).
  • Among hypertensive individuals, 45.8% had hypertriglyceridemia, 32.2% low HDL, 52.25% elevated fasting blood glucose, and 55.4% were obese.
  • Age, waist circumference, BMI, triglyceride levels, and physical activity were independently associated with hypertension.

Conclusions:

  • High prevalence of hypertension and cardiometabolic risk factors necessitates targeted health interventions.
  • Urgent action is required to mitigate morbidity and mortality associated with hypertension in this population.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cardiometabolic riskNCEP ATP 3 criteriaUttarakhandhypertensionnon communicable diseases

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