RÉSUMÉ
The present cross sectional study on prevalence of hypertension was carried out among 514 cotton textile workers of Shri Bapurao Deshmukh Sut Gimi, Wardha. Using standard guidelines for measuring blood pressure and standard criteria for diagnosis of hypertension, 20.2% of the subjects were found to have raised systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among persons aged 35 years or more, in the present occupation for 10 years or more and those working in more noisy department.
Sujet(s)
Adulte , Répartition par âge , Fibre de coton , Études transversales , Humains , Hypertension artérielle/épidémiologie , Inde/épidémiologie , Mâle , Bruit au travail/statistiques et données numériques , Maladies professionnelles/épidémiologie , Exposition professionnelle/statistiques et données numériques , Prévalence , Facteurs socioéconomiques , Industrie textile/statistiques et données numériquesRÉSUMÉ
Out of 318 rural females studied, 17.3% were found to be obese. Most of them are aware of their obese status except for 10.9% who were unaware. Majority of the females considered eating more, childbirth and reduced activity as the possible cause of their obesity and also obesity in other persons. Though 48.1% and 33.6% of the females mentioned dieting and exercise/walking respectively as the method of prevention still 52.5% mentioned that medicine is the only method for prevention of obesity. Regarding remedy of obesity again 48.4% females mentioned medicine as the method.