title: Epidemiological study of hypertension in young (15-24 yr) Delhi urban population.
abstract: A community based epidemiological study of hypertension was carried out on a random urban sample of young persons (15-24 yr) of Delhi. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 85 mm Hg or a history of current antihypertensive therapy. Of the 6543 subjects examined, 202 were found to be hypertensive. The overall prevalence rate was 30.9/1000 (male 41.2/1000, female 21.7/1000). Secondary hypertension was present in 4 of the 202 patients. Only 16 patients were aware of the presence of hypertension; of these 6 were on medication. Family history of hypertension was present in 87 subjects (43.1%). Of the 202 hypertensives, 67 were obese and 16 were smokers. The degree of physical activity was identical in the hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects. Blood samples of 129 of the 202 patients were analysed for lipid levels. High values of total cholesterol were observed in nine.
authors.affiliation: Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shekhawat
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bindra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D007194:India; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids