Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan

This study was designed to identify the causes of hypertension in District Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan. Eight hundred individuals in the age range of 21 - 60 years (81 % male and 19 % female) from the urban & rural areas were randomly selected. A voters list was ob...

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Main Authors: Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Jan, Akbar
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Language:English
Published: 2006
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description This study was designed to identify the causes of hypertension in District Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan. Eight hundred individuals in the age range of 21 - 60 years (81 % male and 19 % female) from the urban & rural areas were randomly selected. A voters list was obtained from the Assistant Election Commissioner’s Office and every 7th person was randomly selected as a study case in each of the selected areas. The height, weight, blood pressure, socio- economic, demographic and nutritional information was recorded on questionnaire. The data was compiled and assessed for nutritional status, hypertension and other factors for any possible association. None of the respondents was in the category of optimal blood pressure. In the categories of optimal blood pressure, normal blood pressure, high normal blood pressure, hypertension stage 1, hypertension stage 2 and hypertension stage 3 on overall basis the percentages were 0.00, 71.75, 14.65, 4.87, 3.87 & 4.62 respectively, for the urban area the percentages were 0.00, 70.84, 12.85, 7.52, 4.07 & 4.70 respectively and for the rural area the percentages were 0.00, 72.34, 15.80, 3.11, 3.95 & 4.78 respectively. The association of the hypertension was significant with the different variables i.e. basal metabolic index (BMI), socioeconomic status (job and family responsibilities, social problems & enmity), nutritional habit (particularly excessive saturated fat & salt intake), smoking and lack of knowledge about the hypertension. This study suggests that the causes of hypertension are due to poor dietary habits, social and economic problems in the District Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan
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spelling iium-17332014-05-22T01:41:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1733/ Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Jan, Akbar KBP3075 Public health TX Home economics TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply This study was designed to identify the causes of hypertension in District Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan. Eight hundred individuals in the age range of 21 - 60 years (81 % male and 19 % female) from the urban & rural areas were randomly selected. A voters list was obtained from the Assistant Election Commissioner’s Office and every 7th person was randomly selected as a study case in each of the selected areas. The height, weight, blood pressure, socio- economic, demographic and nutritional information was recorded on questionnaire. The data was compiled and assessed for nutritional status, hypertension and other factors for any possible association. None of the respondents was in the category of optimal blood pressure. In the categories of optimal blood pressure, normal blood pressure, high normal blood pressure, hypertension stage 1, hypertension stage 2 and hypertension stage 3 on overall basis the percentages were 0.00, 71.75, 14.65, 4.87, 3.87 & 4.62 respectively, for the urban area the percentages were 0.00, 70.84, 12.85, 7.52, 4.07 & 4.70 respectively and for the rural area the percentages were 0.00, 72.34, 15.80, 3.11, 3.95 & 4.78 respectively. The association of the hypertension was significant with the different variables i.e. basal metabolic index (BMI), socioeconomic status (job and family responsibilities, social problems & enmity), nutritional habit (particularly excessive saturated fat & salt intake), smoking and lack of knowledge about the hypertension. This study suggests that the causes of hypertension are due to poor dietary habits, social and economic problems in the District Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan 2006 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1733/1/Nutritional_and_Other_Causes_of_Hypertension_in_District_Lakki_Marwat%2C_NWFP%2C_Pakistan..pdf Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan and Jan, Akbar (2006) Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan. In: 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension, 15-19th October 2006, Fukuoka, Japan.
spellingShingle KBP3075 Public health
TX Home economics
TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
Jan, Akbar
Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title_full Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title_fullStr Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title_short Nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP, Pakistan
title_sort nutritional and other causes of hypertension in district lakki marwat, nwfp, pakistan
topic KBP3075 Public health
TX Home economics
TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1733/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1733/1/Nutritional_and_Other_Causes_of_Hypertension_in_District_Lakki_Marwat%2C_NWFP%2C_Pakistan..pdf