Abstract

HIGH RATES OF HYPERTENSION IN INDIA

Gaware Rutuja J.*, Shinde Nishigandha G., Chandrawanshi Mayuri J., Wattamwar Pragati B. and Belle Shubhangi D.

Abstract

Hypertension is known as „silent killer‟ is widely prevalent in India. It is one of the most significant public health problem and a common lifestyle disease. Now a day this is cause for 57% of stroke and 24% of coronary heart disease deaths in India. Hypertension is essential for targeting of prevention, screening and treatment services. High prevalence of hypertension has been reported from various regions of the country. Many areas of India still face substantial burdens of infectious diseases and poor maternal and child health.Recent studies have reported that shown that hypertension is present in 25- 30% urban and 10-20% rural subjects in India. This translates into an approximate population burden of 100-110 million persons with high blood pressure (BP). Approximately half to two -thirds of these are stage Ihypertension (systolic BP 140-159 and/or diastolic BP 90- 99 mm Hg) and the rest have stage II -III disease. Atherosclerosis i.e. hardening of arteries and increases heart disease and stroke it is a condition of congestive heart failure, kidney disease and blindness. Chronic Non-Communicable diseases are important among adult population all over the world this treatment of hypertension using different types of synthetic antihypertensive drugs shows many side effects but about 75% to 80% of world population were using herbal medicine and more research needs to be verify the effectiveness and elucidate the safety profile of herbal medicine for anti-hypertension potential.There is low awareness, treatment and control status of Hypertension in India, more among the rural than in urban populations.Precautions are there in hypertension of various level lifestyle modification, dietary factors, weight loss and exercise treatment and control status of hypertension in India, more among the rural than in urban populations.Hypertension management is everybody‟s responsibility has aactive management of blood pressure and preventive strategiesdecreasing mortality and morbidity due to hypertension.

Keywords: Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Rural Population & Urban Population, lifestyle and diet.