1Assistant Professor, SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
*Corresponding Author: R. Monisha, Assistant Professor, Srm College of Physiotherapy, Srm Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai-603203, India, Email: monishaphysio186@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2019.
Pre-hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 120–139 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure (DbP) of 80–89 mmHg in adults. Pre-hypertension has become a major public health concern due to its strong association with increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. It affects 25–50% of adults worldwide, and increases the risk of incident hypertension.
Aimed to investigate the prevalence of pre-hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors among college students and to evaluate the blood pressure variables.
500 students were evaluated with sphygmomanometer, initial measurements include height, weight and the evaluation has been repeated in students with persistent elevated bP. blood pressure variables include Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Mean arterial pressure, Pulse pressure were recorded.
Result will be revealed after completion of this study
Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Body mass Index, Heart rate
