Gender based comparison of blood pressure and heart rate in adolescent population.

Authors

  • Saleemullah Abro Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
  • Quratullain Saleem Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi.
  • Jahanzaib Lashari Jhalawan Medical College-Kuzdar
  • Soofia Nigar DDC, DUHS, Karachi.
  • Ghazala Masood Farrukh DMC, DUHS, Karachi.
  • Sikander Adil Mughal DMC, DUHS, Karachi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2021.28.11.6145

Keywords:

Adolescent, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Gender, Heart Rate

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the gender based comparison of blood pressure and heart rate in adolescent population. Study Design: Comparative Cross Sectional Study. Setting: Department of Physiology, Baqai Medical University. Period: 15 February to 15 August in 2017. Material & Methods: A total of 500 student of MBBS, BDS and DPT of Baqai medical university were enrolled in this study by non-probabilty, purposive sampling, after taking ethical approval. Blood pressure was measured by using stethoscope and mercury sphygmomanometer, which is applied to the arm. Heart rate is measured by palpating the radial artery. This collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0.This data of male and female adolescents were analyzed separately due to autonomic regulation. Results: It was observed that Gender based comparison of mean weight, mean body mass index (BMI), mean Systolic Blood Pressure, mean Diastolic Blood Pressure, and mean heart rate between males and females had statistically significant (p-value<0.05) differences. Among the categories of Diastolic Blood Pressure, only mean Normotensive blood pressure comparison in males and females showed statistically significant (p-value<0.05) difference, while Age, categories of systolic blood pressure (Normotensive, Prehypertension, Hypertension) and Diastolic blood pressure (Prehypertension, Hypertension) had showed statistically non-significant (p-value>0.05) gender difference in study participants. Conclusion: In our study results the mean BMI, mean Systolic Blood Pressure, mean Diastolic Blood Pressure, and mean heart rate had statistically significant (p-value<0.05) differences in gender.

Author Biographies

Saleemullah Abro, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.

MBBS, DCN, MCPS, M.Phil, (Ph.D Scholar)

Assistant Professor Physiology

 

Quratullain Saleem, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi.

MBBS, MCPS

Assistant Professor Community Health Sciences

Jahanzaib Lashari, Jhalawan Medical College-Kuzdar

MBBS, M.Phil

Associate Professor

 

Soofia Nigar, DDC, DUHS, Karachi.

MBBS, M.Phil (Anatomy)

 

Ghazala Masood Farrukh, DMC, DUHS, Karachi.

MBBS, M.Phil

Assistant Professor Physiology

 

Sikander Adil Mughal, DMC, DUHS, Karachi.

. MBBS, M.Phil

Professor Physiology

 

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Published

2021-10-31