ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT WORK, LEISURE TIME AND PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION A N D AWARENESS REGARDING HYPERTENSION IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION INA BLOCK OF DIBRUGARH DISTRICT

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a common and powerful predisposing factor for stroke, coronary disease; cardiac failure and peripheral artery disease imposing a 2 -3 fold increased risk of one or more of these atherosclerotic sequelae.  
Objective: To see the association between physical activity at work, leisure time and prevalence of hypertension To assess the awareness regarding hypertension in the study population