Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude
Joint Authors
Raina, Sujeet
Prasher, Chaman Lal
Chander, N. Vijaya
Raina, Sunil Kumar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Extensive pubmed search reveals paucity of data on prevalence of hypertension in tribal population at high altitude.
The data is all the more scarce from our part of India.
Studies among tribal populations at high altitudes provide an interesting epidemiological window to study human evolution and adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia.
Material and Methods.
401 participants above the age of 20 years were evaluated for blood pressure using a stratified simple random technique among villages located at high altitude.
Results.
Out of a total of 401 individuals studied 43 (males: 35; females: 8) were identified as hypertensive yielding a crude prevalence of 10.7%.
The prevalence was higher in males (35/270; 12.9%) as compared to females (8/131; 6%).
Prevalence was the highest in the age group of 30–39 among males (16/35; 45.7%) while it was the highest in the age group of 40–49 among females (7/8; 87%).
Conclusions.
Prevalence of 10.5% is noteworthy when interpreted in light of prevalence of hypertension in general population especially if hypobaric hypoxia is considered to have a protective effect on blood pressure in high altitude native populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar& Chander, N. Vijaya& Prasher, Chaman Lal& Raina, Sujeet. 2016. Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117627
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar…[et al.]. Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117627
American Medical Association (AMA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar& Chander, N. Vijaya& Prasher, Chaman Lal& Raina, Sujeet. Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117627
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117627