Srinagar, December 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, hypertension has assumed an epidemic proportion as 19 percent of the population above 15 years are suffering from high blood pressure and taking medicines to control it. The latest Family Health survey has revealed alarming statistics on hypertension prevalence in the territory as 19 percent of the “over 15 years” of population has elevated blood pressure and is taking medicine to control it with more women suffering from the disease than men.
According to the survey, hypertension among women in IIOJK was recorded at 20 percent and 18.9 percent for men. Notably, several of IIOJK’s nutritional indicators have worsened since the fourth round of the survey, which was held in 2015-16.
The data in 2019-20 survey, the fifth in the series, showed that among both the genders the mildly elevated blood pressure was higher among men compared to women. For women, the percentage was higher in rural areas than urban areas while for men, the rate was higher in urban Kashmir than rural, the report reads.
The worst figures for Moderately or severely elevated blood pressure (Systolic ≥160 mm of Hg and/or Diastolic ≥100 mm of Hg)” was recorded among women with a worrying percentage of 3.0 percent than 2.8 percent among men. In the same category, the ratio among rural women was higher than urban women. “For men, the ratio was higher in urban areas (2.8 percent than rural areas (2.7 percent).
Notably, High blood pressure or commonly known as hypertension is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against the artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease. The findings of the latest survey 2019-20, fifth in the series of such surveys had earlier revealed that people in IIOJK have become more obese and prone to diabetes when compared to the data from 2015-16 survey.
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