Prevalence of hypertension among university going students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55958/jcvd.v19i4.141Keywords:
Hypertension, Body Mass Index, Nutrition, Dietary choices, Physical ActivityAbstract
Hypertension is a severe but modifiable problem that notably increases the risk for heart and renal diseases. This study sought to provide information about hypertension in undergraduate students in different universities in Lahore. In Pakistan, there are few surveys nationwide and population-based on the prevalence of hypertension but there is no current research on university students aged 18-25 in Lahore. This was a cross-sectional study with nonprobability sampling technique. Objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension among undergraduate students. According to SPSS v.23 test the significant value was less then 0.05 which shows that the hypothesis was prove. These results indicate that there is a statistically significant association between blood pressure and BMI categories at a significant level of 0.05. The study found that approximately 8% of the participants were hypertensive, and there was a higher prevalence among male students. However, lack of physical exercise was not found to be correlated with hypertension. The study highlights the importance of educating young adults about the consequences of hypertension and promoting healthy lifestyle habits
Key words: Hypertension, Nutrition, Dietary Choices
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