A Cross sectional study of Blood Pressure in a community of Chittagong city in Bangladesh

Jakaria; Shahidul Alam; Ekramul Hoque; Suman Dey; Rasheduz Zaman; Mohammad Parvez  Arifujjaman; Mohammad Aktar Sayeed; Mohammad Abu Sayeed; Hazrat Ali

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v05i4.6

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A Cross sectional study of Blood Pressure in a community of Chittagong city in Bangladesh

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v05i4.6

Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 170-172

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A Cross sectional study of Blood Pressure in a community of Chittagong city in Bangladesh

Jakaria1, Shahidul Alam¹, Ekramul Hoque², Suman Dey³, Rasheduz Zaman¹, Mohammad Parvez¹Arifujjaman¹, Mohammad Aktar Sayeed¹,Mohammad Abu Sayeed¹, Hazrat Ali¹

1. Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University, Chittagong,
2. Department of Statistics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong,
3. Department of Pharmacy, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study of blood pressure was undertaken among adults aged 18 to 92 years in a community of Bayezid Bostami thana in Chittagong city of Bangladesh. Using interviewing method the use of antihypertensive medications was enquired. The observed results of 333 portico pants are presented as frequency and proportions. Nearly 19.5% of the studied population had elevated diastolic BP of more than 90 mm Hg. Around 43.5% of the studied population were on antihypertensive medications. It is necessary to periodically screen the population for hypertension and in the process promote healthy lifestyles to prevent cardiovascular and renal complications.

Key-words: Cross sectional study, blood pressure, antihypertensives.