1Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka
2Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Jayalakshmi. M.K, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Mallasamudra, Gadag, Karnataka-582103
Online published on 4 April, 2019.
Sedentary lifestyle is a major underlying cause of disease, disability and death. Many studies have shown that sedentary life style increases risk of hypertension and pre-hypertension. The frequency of coronary heart disease was five times more in light workers compared to heavy workers. Inactivity may diminish life expectancy not only by predisposing to age related diseases but also influence the aging process by oxidative stress. Since sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor in development of hypertension, the present study was conducted to find effect of sedentary lifestyle and age on blood pressure.
100 healthy sedentary and 100 non-sedentary female subjects in the age group of 25–55 years were selected randomly from the general population of Gadag city. Depending upon the age, subjects were divided into three groups for analysis. Blood pressure was recorded with a mercury sphygmomanometer in supine position in the right upper limb by auscultatory method after 30 minutes of physical and mental relaxation. Three readings were taken at an interval of 15 minutes each and an average of the three values calculated and compared between three groups.
There was statistically significant increase in systolic blood pressure in sedentary subjects of all the three groups compared to non-sedentary subjects. Diastolic blood pressure was found to be increased in sedentary subjects in all the three groups but statistically significant increase was found in group two and three.
Age, Blood pressure, Exercise
