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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 206-211 |
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To investigate the effect of age and body mass index on blood pressure in menopausal and premenopausal women
Meenu Rani, Lokendra Sharma, Kopal Sharma, Susheel Kumar
Department of Pharmacology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Lokendra Sharma
Department of Pharmacology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur - 302 004, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/cjhr.cjhr_88_19
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Objectives: The objective of the study is to examine the effect of age and body mass index (BMI) on blood pressure (BP) in menopausal and premenopausal women. Methods: Five hundred and thirty women between the age groups of 35 and 60 years were taken. The association between BMI and BP was measured using simple linear regression. Student's t-test was used for intragroup comparison. Results: Systolic BP (P = 0.008) and diastolic BP (P = 0.004) were slightly but significantly higher in menopausal women as compared to premenopausal women. Obesity was found to be more in menopausal women than premenopausal women (P < 0.01). Conclusion: It can be concluded that higher BMI and age lead to higher BP in menopausal women.
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