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Comparative Studies | Medical Science | India | Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023
Psychosocial Correlates of Hypertension - A Comparative Study
Dr. Mayank Gupta [7] | Dr. Deblina Sarkar
Abstract: Background: Hypertension is still a global burden and yet to be understood in elaborate because of the multiple causations that lead to it. There are many factors that contribute in its development and progress over time out of which psycho - social factors seem to play a very crucial role. Keeping this in mind, a comparative study and elaborate analysis is done in a tertiary care hospital of a West Bengal to understand the link between these factors and Hypertension. Materials &Methods: After taking a Informed consent from the patient they were allowed to participate and were taken through a Standard set of Questionnaire containing Anthropometric and physical assessment at its beginning followed by questions related to various psychosocial parameters. A total of 96 participants participated both in the controls and the case group (n=96). Risk factor is then determined by Chi square tests & student t test and Manu U whitney test as necessary. A p value of < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. Results: Multiple psychosocial and anthropometric parameters have yet again shown to have a very strong correlation with Hypertension. Detailed discussion and the report is given in the journal to follow. Conclusion: Multiple Factors encompass the causation of hypertension. After doing a comparative analysis multiple factors shown a positive correlation with the hypertension. Sedentary lifestyle and addiction showed to have a significant correlation with the hypertension. Furthermore specific personality types had positive correlation with the hypertension. Further studies are warranted to confirm the pathology behind this correlation and it's validity for application of data onto a larger scale as a whole.
Keywords: Correlates, Hypertension, Factors, Comparative Study
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023,
Pages: 1143 - 1147