عوامل الخطورة المعاصرة لارتفاع ضغط الدم لفئة الشباب (18-24)‎ سنة لطلبة المعهد التقني في بعقوبة و جامعة ديالي

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Objective : this study aimed to investigate the relationship between high blood pressure and different variables, such as (weight, smoking, amount of salt and water taken daily, and number of hours of natural sleep per person) for young people.

Methodology: The study was conducted on students at the student community of the Technical Institute in Baquba and the University of Diyala during the period from September 2015 until June 2016.

The patients ranged in age from 18-24 years.

All data were collected through a questionnaire that included the main reasons and periodic follow-up of the disease.

Results : the total number of samples was 450.The results showed that 33 % of all samples have high blood pressure.

The relationship between the causes and the high blood pressure was as follows : high weight showed 53 %, smoking 40 %, daily water intake 61 %, daily salt intake 29 %.

Also, the effect of reducing sleep rate was 83 % and it presented the highest percentage compared with other causes.

Recommendations : the study recommends to do further study promote the healthy lifestyle of the youth and confirm on the healthy habits by raising awareness among university students to reduce these causes of early infection with high blood pressure.