Prevalence of hypertension among the elderly people of Belagavi city, Karnataka: A community based cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Anup Singh (Author), Ashwini Narasannavar (Author), Zameera Naik (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Al Ameen Medical College, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The definition of hypertension does not change with age. In elder people Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) of>140 mm Hg and a Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of >90 mm is hypertension. As both SBP and DBP increase with age, SBP rises gradually until the age of 70 or 80, whereas DBP incr...