A study of Blood Pressure and BMI among Tribal adolescents of Narmada district, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Background: Hypertension has emerged as a leading health problem in developing countries. Aim: The present study aims at assessing the prevalence of hypertension and BMI of Bhil adolescents. Methods: The present study was conducted among 225 Bhil adolescents of Narmada, district, Gujarat, India. Results: Overall, 27.55% and 8.44% were found to be hypertensive and pre-hypertensive, respectively. More males (23.37%) were underweight as compared to females (21.21%). Conclusion: As adolescents form a considerable amount of society, it is crucial to prepare standard BMI and BP percentile charts for Indian adolescents for better classification of nutritional status and hypertension.

Keywords

• anthropometry
• adolescents
• blood pressure
• bmi
• bhil