Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

The Prevalence of Hypertension: Role of Hereditary in Young and Obesity in all

Abstract

Anand Narendra Shukla, Tarun Madan, Bhavesh M Thakkar, Meena Parmar and Komal Shah

The epidemiology study was done to evaluate the prevalence and contributing factors for hypertension in western Indian. Total 3629 patients eligible for study; overall prevalence of hypertension was 26% and approximately 10% in younger (<40 yrs) age group. The obesity and sedentary life style plays important role in development of hypertension in overall population while family history of hypertension and obesity influence in younger.