IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2125HealthcarePREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN SOME OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS OF BIJAPUR CITY YadavannavarM CPatilShailaja SAlgurVeena4248This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Objective: To know the prevalence of Hypertension and the risk factors associated with hypertension Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Study area: Medical Colleges, Nationalized Banks and Highschools of Bijapur city. Participants: All Doctors working in two Medical Colleges, High school teachers and employees of Nationalized Banks. Statistical analysis: Chi-square test, Percentages. Study Variables: Age, Sex, Occupation, BMI, Diet, Physical Exercise, etc. Method: Interview technique using pre tested performa. Study period: One year. From April 2008 to Mar 2009. Results: Study reveals that the overall prevalence of Hypertension among three occupational groups to be 25.95%. The relationship between hypertension and occupation (25.95%),Sex( Males 29.5%), Higher socio economic status (27.14%), Family history (32.78%), Mixed diet(28.76%), BMI, etc was found to be statistically significant.

Hypertension Age Occupation Diet BMI.