Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among business class community of Lahore, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Asim Farooq Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Saima Rehmat Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Ammara Ijaz Rana Foundation for Young Researchers, Lahore
  • Maryam Farooqui Faculty of Pharmacy, University Technology, Mara
  • Muhammad Soban Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Rai Waqas Ali Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Adil Saleem Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Usama Jamshaid Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore
  • Rabail Kanwal Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore
  • Kalim Ullah Faculty of Pharmacy Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
  • Irfan Bashir Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v5i10.29522

Keywords:

Smoking, Obesity, Cholesterol, Stress, Stroke, Socioeconomic status

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the leading health issue in developing countries. There are many factors associated with hypertension like obesity, excessive intake of salt, smoking and drinking alcohol. Current study aims to assess the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among business class community in Lahore. A community based survey in Lahore was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and determinants in business class community aged 20- 45 year. Questionnaire was designed, translated into local language and 400 participants were interviewed as per structured questionnaire, collected data was analyzed using statistical software SPSS 22. The prevalence of hypertension among study population was 37.5%. Results were astonishing only 32% of hypertensive patients were taking antihypertensive pills. Being overweight was strongly associated with hypertension, also excessive salt intake and sedentary life style were the contributing factors. There is dire need of awareness to be related hypertension among business class community counselling them about salt intake, smoking and regular exercise.

Farooq et al., International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, September 2016, 5(10): 79-81

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Published

2016-09-04

How to Cite

Farooq, M. A., Rehmat, S., Rana, A. I., Farooqui, M., Soban, M., Ali, R. W., Saleem, A., Jamshaid, U., Kanwal, R., Ullah, K., & Bashir, I. (2016). Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among business class community of Lahore, Pakistan. International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 5(10), 79–81. https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v5i10.29522

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 10 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

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