| High blood pressure is not studied in young adults because they are believed to have a low risk of developing
complications. To develop intervention strategies, it is necessary to study disease prevalence and its relation with lifestyle
habits. This study aimed to assess hypertension prevalence among young adults in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh
and to study lifestyle habits such as tobacco use and alcohol consumption. Two hundred college students aged 18 or older
were surveyed by means of a cross-sectional survey. The study included anthropometric measurements, blood pressure
recordings, and sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 75 out of 200 students (37.5 %) had high blood pressure, with
10 students (5.01%) having hypertension. The majority of these students had recently b een diagnosed (65%). Female
students had a lower prevalence of high blood pressure (36.29%) than male students (40.52%). Out of all the students,
33.85% were prehypertensive and 5.12% were hypertensive. People who had a history of smoking or drinking alcoh ol had
a higher prevalence of hypertension. The majority of students with hypertension (hypertensive stage) had not been
diagnosed previously. Prehypertension was prevalent in a large percentage of students. High blood pressure can be reduced
in productive age through early identification and appropriate interventionddd |
