Sexual Dimorphism in Blood Pressure and Hypertension among Adult Parengi Porjas of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sexual Dimorphism in Blood Pressure and Hypertension among Adult Parengi Porjas of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

The present study investigated blood pressure levels as well as the prevalence of hypertension among adult Parengi Porja tribals of village Munchingput Mandalam, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. A cross-sectional study was used to collect data on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastoli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Anthropology (2010) 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser: Rao, I. Arjun, Chandrasekhar, Adimoolam, Pulamaghatta, Venugopal N., Das, Subal, Bose, Kaushik
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Anthropology
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Disease prevention
Hypertension
Males
Standard deviation
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:The present study investigated blood pressure levels as well as the prevalence of hypertension among adult Parengi Porja tribals of village Munchingput Mandalam, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. A cross-sectional study was used to collect data on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and pulse rate. A total of 137 adults (100 males and 37 females) were measured and classified into three age groups, that is, Gr-I: 23 to 32 years, Gr-II: 33 to 42 years, and Gr-III: ≥ 43 years. Negative significant sex difference in SBP among age group I (t=-2.409; P
ISSN:2090-4045
2090-4053
DOI:10.1155/2014/374649