Bio-Social Predictors of Hypertension Among Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women:

SAGE Open

Renu Tyagi¹ 

关键词: women;    hypertension;    lifestyle;    menopause;    obesity;    India;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244015574227

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

In the present study, the contribution of various biological and lifestyle factors toward progression to hypertension are examined among menopausal and postmenopausal women. A cross-sectional study among 245 women of 20 to 65 years was conducted. Besides blood pressure, fat percentage using bio-electric impedance analyzer and adiposity indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist–hip ratio (WHR), and waist–height ratio (WHtR) were taken. Mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, and multinomial logistic were used to analyze the data. Statistically significant differences (p< .001) for blood pressure among postmenopausal and premenopausal women were found. Among both premenopausal and postmenopausal women, the prehypertensive and hypertensive group showed significant differences with the normotensive women for body weight (p< .005), regional obesity, and general obesity. Low educational level, working status of women, socioeconomic status, nuclear family setup, postmenopausal status, and obesity were found to be the likely risk factors for prehypertension or hypertension among women.

【 授权许可】

CC BY