In Mumbai, one in every three persons is suffering from hypertension and more than half the population is unaware of the normal BP range, reveals an online survey. The online survey for which over 500 people were consulted said that despite having symptoms of hypertension or high blood pressure, they did not consult doctors as they did not consider the problem a serious one.
‘Long-term hypertension is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, vision loss, and chronic kidney disease.’
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Out of the participants, 370 were men and 130 women. While 265 were in the 20-30 age group, 212 were aged 30-50 years and 23 were above the age of 50 years. "Only 23 of the 500 participants went for regular medical check-ups," said the survey.
During the survey, it was found that those in the 20-30 age group suffered from hypertension because of irregular sleeping pattern, untimely food habits, eating junk and packaged food items, and lack of exercise and sleep.
The survey was done by city-based Gadge Diabetes clinic on May 17, which is World Hypertension Day.
"Ideally, everyone should go for a BP check-up every three months and those severely suffering from hypertension must conduct a check-up once in a week. But, due to negligence among youths and the changing lifestyle that they have accustomed themselves to have led to a rise of hypertension," said Pradeep Gadge, Diabetologist at Gadge Diabetes Centre.
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The number of people living with hypertension is predicted to be 1.56 billion worldwide by the year 2025.
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Source-IANS