Open AccessHypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India
Author(s) -
Bana Manishaa Reddy,
Enakshi Ganguly,
Pawan Kumar Sharma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of gerontology and geriatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-7182
DOI - 10.4172/2167-7182.1000472
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , epidemiology , asthma , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology
Hypertension is a major problem among the geriatric population, presenting the risk of multiple associated co-morbidities and organ system damage. Data related to the epidemiology of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension among the oldest old population is sparse, more so from developing countries. The objectives of the present paper were to identify the prevalence and correlates of hypertension according to gender among the urban community-dwelling healthy oldest old population.