title: A study on hypertension among the bank employees of Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.
abstract: Hypertension is becoming a public health emergency worldwide, especially in the developing countries. The job of bank employees is both sedentary in nature and accompanies high levels of mental stress, thereby at a higher risk of developing hypertension. The present cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the prevalence and the determinants of hypertension among bank employees of Meerut district. Prevalence of hypertension was found to be 69.5%. Hypertension was significantly associated with age 45 years, alcohol intake, waist circumference, body mass index and diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut. amirkm@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Maroof
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parashar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003132:Commerce; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological