Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Prevalence of Hypertension in adolescent in northern area

Dr. Pallavi Manish Jawale, Dr. Sachin Rathod

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 Introduction - The aim of the study was to study the prevalence of hypertension in adolescent school children Adolescence is characterized by an exceptionally rapid rate of growth and is often variable in individual due to its dependence on genetic, hormonal and nutritional factor. Material and methods- The study was conducted in Hind Institute Of Medical Sciences which was selected randomly from outdoor patients. Total of 410 mid adolescent school children of age ranging from 12- 15 year belonging to class 7th to 9th were taken.General information and socio-economic details of study subjects were obtained and their blood pressure was measured by mercury sphygmomanometer. Result - In our study 100 (50%) children were male and 100 (50%) were female. Maximum number of study subjects (37.5%) was in the age group of 12-13 years. Though 138 were normotensive, pre-hypertension was noted in 31 and hypertension was noted in 29 adolescent study subjects, which is a serious danger signal. Conclusion-Looking at the high prevalence of fast food consumption and also high prevalence of stage I and stage II hypertension among study subjects, proactive preventive measures focused on adolescents and their parents are strongly recommended to avoid future hypertensive epidemic in younger population

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Dr. Pallavi Manish Jawale, Dr. Sachin Rathod Prevalence of Hypertension in adolescent in northern area Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 | September 2016

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