Open AccessUndiagnosed elevated blood pressure and its life style related risk factors among adults: Cross sectional survey
Author(s) -
C Vasantha Kalyani,
Anissa Atif Mirza,
Suresh K Sharma,
Vartika Saxena,
Kusum K Rohilla,
Senkadhirdasan Dakshinamurthy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_679_20
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , prehypertension , cross sectional study , population , risk factor , demography , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Globally, high blood pressure (BP) is a main health problem among adult population. High BP is considered as a major risk factor which may lead to many cardiovascular diseases. Globally, it is also the leading cause of death. According to the American Heart Association, a BP of 120/80 mm of Hg is a normal range but when the systolic blood pressure ≥130 and diastolic blood pressure ≥80, it is always labeled as hypertension.