Pre-hypertension and it's associated factors among students in a pre-university college in Malaysia

Background: Pre-hypertension is defined as the blood pressure between 120/80 mmHg and/or 139/89mmHg. The prevalence of pre-hypertension is highest among age group of 18 to 29 years old. . It is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and often was undiagnosed. The aim of this study is...

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Main Authors: Intiaz, Mohd Hafeez, Md Said, Salmiah, Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53649/1/Pre-hypertension%20and%20it%27s%20associated%20factors%20among%20students%20.pdf
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Md Said, Salmiah
Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
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description Background: Pre-hypertension is defined as the blood pressure between 120/80 mmHg and/or 139/89mmHg. The prevalence of pre-hypertension is highest among age group of 18 to 29 years old. . It is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and often was undiagnosed. The aim of this study is to look at the prevalence and factors associated with pre-hypertension among pre-university students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 among students of a pre-university college in Malaysia. A stratified random sampling by gender was conducted, and a total of 761 students participated in this study with 179 male and 592 female participants. The Malay version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, modified caffeine intake questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to measure physical activity, caffeine intake and sleep quality respectively. Blood pressures were measured twice using sphygmomanometer and the average readings were taken for further data analysis. Binary multiple logistic regression was done to look at factors of pre-hypertension. Result: The percentage of pre-hypertension was 34.2 % (95% CI [30.1, 38.3]. Factors associated with pre-hypertension in this study were male gender, those whose father had non-formal primary level of education, caffeine intake of more than 125 mg per day, those who were physically inactive, poor sleep quality and overweight or obese. Conclusion: The study noted of high percentage of pre-hypertension among respondents, thus early strategy aim at increased screening and early behavioural modification is necessary to reduce the burden of diseases of related morbidities.
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spelling upm.eprints-536492017-11-21T10:13:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53649/ Pre-hypertension and it's associated factors among students in a pre-university college in Malaysia Intiaz, Mohd Hafeez Md Said, Salmiah Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Background: Pre-hypertension is defined as the blood pressure between 120/80 mmHg and/or 139/89mmHg. The prevalence of pre-hypertension is highest among age group of 18 to 29 years old. . It is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and often was undiagnosed. The aim of this study is to look at the prevalence and factors associated with pre-hypertension among pre-university students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 among students of a pre-university college in Malaysia. A stratified random sampling by gender was conducted, and a total of 761 students participated in this study with 179 male and 592 female participants. The Malay version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, modified caffeine intake questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to measure physical activity, caffeine intake and sleep quality respectively. Blood pressures were measured twice using sphygmomanometer and the average readings were taken for further data analysis. Binary multiple logistic regression was done to look at factors of pre-hypertension. Result: The percentage of pre-hypertension was 34.2 % (95% CI [30.1, 38.3]. Factors associated with pre-hypertension in this study were male gender, those whose father had non-formal primary level of education, caffeine intake of more than 125 mg per day, those who were physically inactive, poor sleep quality and overweight or obese. Conclusion: The study noted of high percentage of pre-hypertension among respondents, thus early strategy aim at increased screening and early behavioural modification is necessary to reduce the burden of diseases of related morbidities. Community Health Society Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53649/1/Pre-hypertension%20and%20it%27s%20associated%20factors%20among%20students%20.pdf Intiaz, Mohd Hafeez and Md Said, Salmiah and Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam (2016) Pre-hypertension and it's associated factors among students in a pre-university college in Malaysia. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 3 (5). 70 - 85. ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/337
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