M P Anand1. 1. Lady Ratan Tata Medical Centre, Cooperage, Mumbai 400 021.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To find out prevalence of hypertension amongst Mumbai executives. METHODS: Data of annual medical check-up of 1653 executives was evaluated. Blood pressure was measured as per JNC VI/WHO guidelines. RESULTS: Overall prevalence of hypertension amongst Mumbai executives was 26.86%. 21.28% of executives who were hypertensive based on causal reading were later found to have normal or high normal blood pressure. CONCLUSION: For all epidemiological surveys, blood pressure must be recorded on at least two subsequent occasions after initial screening.
OBJECTIVE: To find out prevalence of hypertension amongst Mumbai executives. METHODS: Data of annual medical check-up of 1653 executives was evaluated. Blood pressure was measured as per JNC VI/WHO guidelines. RESULTS: Overall prevalence of hypertension amongst Mumbai executives was 26.86%. 21.28% of executives who were hypertensive based on causal reading were later found to have normal or high normal blood pressure. CONCLUSION: For all epidemiological surveys, blood pressure must be recorded on at least two subsequent occasions after initial screening.
Authors: Ajay K Singh; Youssef M K Farag; Bharati V Mittal; Kuyilan Karai Subramanian; Sai Ram Keithi Reddy; Vidya N Acharya; Alan F Almeida; Anil Channakeshavamurthy; H Sudarshan Ballal; Gaccione P; Rajan Issacs; Sanjiv Jasuja; Ashok L Kirpalani; Vijay Kher; Gopesh K Modi; Georgy Nainan; Jai Prakash; Devinder Singh Rana; Rajanna Sreedhara; Dilip Kumar Sinha; Shah Bharat V; Sham Sunder; Raj K Sharma; Sridevi Seetharam; Tatapudi Ravi Raju; Mohan M Rajapurkar Journal: BMC Nephrol Date: 2013-05-28 Impact factor: 2.388