1Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, GEMS, Srikakulam, A.P.
2Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, GIMSR, Visakhapatnam
3Statistician, MAPIMS, Melvaravathur, T N
*Corresponding author: Dr Dhananjaya Sharma, Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam-532484, A.P E-mail. docdhana94370@gmail.com Mob.: 9444312979
Online published on 4 January, 2017.
Hypertension is on the rise and bank employees have sedentary life style and stressful work, which directly bears on the health of the individuals. This Study was conducted to know the prevalence of hypertension among bank employees and their risk factors.
A cross sectional study was done on 507 bank employees in Kanchipuram district. The employees were subjected to a detailed interview, examination; Data was analyzed by Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Out of 507 persons 345 were men and 162 were women. The mean±SD age of the participants was 43.9±8.4 years. Almost one-third of them aged between 35 and 45 years. Prevalence of Hypertension was about 38%, HTN was significantly (p<0.001) more prevalent among men (148/193, 77%) than women 45/193(23%).
The prevalence of Hypertension was very high among bank employees and hence appropriate counseling and other interventional measures need to be placed in this vulnerable population, we recommend the need for physical activity, periodic screening.
Hypertension, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular diseases
