Prevalence of Hypertension and its Risk Factors among Urban Sikh Population of Amritsar

Amrinder Singh | Shweta Shenoy ^[5] | Jaspal Singh Sandhu ^[3]

Abstract: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disorders, stroke and myocardial infarction, and its burden is increasing disproportionately in developing countries as they undergo demographic transition. Hypertension is responsible for 57 % of stroke deaths and 24 % of coronary heart disease deaths in India. The sample size of 1089 subjects was calculated. This study focused on Urban Sikhs living in the Amritsar, Punjab, India as they constitute 70 % of the total population of Amritsar according to 2011 census report. The prevalence of hypertension has increased during the last decade. The high prevalence of hypertension (35.9 %) in this study, confirms this increasing trend. It is necessary to adopt appropriate preventive strategies and interventions in high risk individuals to curb the growing epidemic of hypertension.

Keywords: Hypertension, Sikh, Urban, Cardiovascular, lifestyle, prevalence

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 3, March 2014,

Pages: 827 - 832