title: Prevalence and Correlates of Prehypertension Among Adults in Urban South India.
abstract: Prehypertension is one of the most common conditions affecting human beings worldwide. It is associated with several complications including hypertension. The blood pressure between normal and hypertension is prehypertension as per the Seventh Report Joint National Committee (JNC-7) classification. The current study was done to measure the magnitude of prehypertension and to study their sociodemographic correlates in the urban field practice area of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, among 624 people aged ≥20 years. The measurements of blood pressure were done (JNC 7 criteria) with the anthropometric measurements and lifestyle factors. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated. Overall, 55% subjects had prehypertension and 30% had hypertension. Prehypertension was higher among males. Those from the higher age groups, those from upper socioeconomic status, obese individuals, and those with lesser physical activity had significantly higher association with prehypertension, and it was least among those who never used tobacco and alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India prasanna.mithra@manipal.edu.
authors.forename: Prasanna Mithra
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Parthaje
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Bhaskaran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kavumpurathu Raman
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Thankappan
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thapar
authors.affiliation: Monash University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Quek Kia
authors.initials: QK
authors.lastname: Fatt
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: India; hypertension; lifestyle; noncommunicable diseases; prehypertension; prevalence