PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG DOCTORS

Introduction: Hypertension has always been a subject worthy of our attention. Its prevalence among the normal population has normally acquired massive attention. The number of patients with hypertension has risen from about 118 million in 2000 to about 214 million in 2025. The study of hypertension among the doctors has never been able to gain significant Importance until now. Objective: To find out the prevalence of hypertension among the doctors of BVH Bahawalpur and find out any possible variation of risk factors when compared with general population. Material and method: Study Design: It was a cross sectional study Setting: Study was carried out in the month of May from doctors working in Bahawal Victoria Hospital of age group 35-65 years. Methods: First of all consent was taken from each individual which was followed by recording of data as follows: age, gender, marital status, specialty, weight, height, BMI, family history, drug history, and any associated diseases. Duration: The total duration of the study was 20 days. Study Population: The study was conducted on doctors of Bahawal Victoria Hospital of age above 35 years. Sampling Technique: It was simple random sampling. Sample Size: A sample of 100 doctors was selected from Bahawal Victoria Hospital. Ethical Issues: inform consent was taken from all participants. Results: Out of 100 doctors included in the research, 40 claimed to be hypertensive. Amongst other prominent results were that 50.8% of hypertensive had a positive family history of hypertension, and that only 37.3% of males studied were hypertensive whereas 45.5 % of females studied turned out to be hypertensive. Conclusion: It was concluded that the prevalence of hypertension among the doctors is no different than the general population. Furthermore, the important risk factors include smoking, raised BMI and lack of exercise. Keywords: Hypertension, prevalence, doctors, BMI, exercise