Open AccessPrehypertension and Its Determinants in Apparently Healthy Young Adults
Author(s) -
Sunandha Senthil,
Subbalakshmi Narasajjana Krishnadasa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20626.8447
Subject(s) - prehypertension , blood pressure , medicine , waist , body mass index , risk factor , obesity , diastole , cardiology , family history , incidence (geometry) , physical therapy , physics , optics
High incidence of prehypertension is reported in medical undergraduates. Prehypertension may progress to hypertension and eventually cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, identifying the risk factors of hypertension in prehypertensive state may aid in effective control of blood pressure.