Abstract
Blood pressure is listed as an important physiological condition of the adult and geriatric population. The high blood pressure observed among children living at high altitude may be due to greater effects of high altitude on body weight and height, blood viscosity, and cardiac output than on peripheral vasodilatation. A cross sectional study was conducted on school and college going adolescent group (Class 9-12) of Bandarban district. A total of 297 students whose age was in the range of 14-18 years and had consented to be a respondents were included in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire and a checklist were used for data collection through a face to face interview procedure. In this study about 57.6% were female of 16 years of age (33.7%). About 12.8% respondents had family history of hypertension in spite of good physical activity (77.4%). Mean of systolic blood pressure of male respondents were 123.52 ± 10.19 mm of Hg and in female respondents were 120.20 ± 10.10 mm of Hg. Mean of diastolic blood pressure of male respondents were 71.88 (± 7.18) mm of Hg and in female 72.23 ± (7.78) mm of Hg. Mean of pulse pressure of male respondents were 51.63 (± 7.86) mm of Hg and in female 47.97 ± (7.61) mm of Hg. Mean of mean arterial pressure of male respondents were 89.09 (± 7.44) mm of Hg and in female 88.22 ± (7.84) mm of Hg. Strenuous efforts targeting detrimental behaviors and imparting the sense of healthy lifestyle enhancing practices are vital to control this situation.
Keywords: Blood pressure, Physical activity, Adolescents, Hilly area.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Irin Hossain, Dr Ashekur Rahman Mullick
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i9.01
