Fatima Hafsa, Bilal Rafique Malik, Muhammad Ahmad Asgher.
Role of increased body mass index (bmi) and increased perceived stress score (pss) and in causing secondary systemic hypertension in patients of hepatitis c.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):1194-5.

Aims: To determine stress level in medical ward patients of Hepatitis C visiting Lahore General Hospital and Mayo Hospital Lahore and to determine the role of increased stress level and BMI in developing systemic hypertension. Design: Descriptive type of cross sectional Place and duration of study: It took the 8 months starting from August 2, 2018 to April 7, 2019 in Lahore General Hospital, And Mayo Hospital Lahore. Methods: Purposive sample 124 ward patients with sociodemographic questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale(PSS) and BP recording were filled by research participants. Results: Our study showed a significant positive correlation between Perceived Stress Score, Body Mass Index(BMI) and Blood Pressure both SBP as well as DBP. There was a positive correlation in the formal education and developing the perceived stress and it could be designated to the higher work burden and lack of satisfaction with the job (p<0.05). Our study indicated statistically a very strong relationship between perceived stress and developing pre-hypertension and hypertension stage 1 (p<0.001). Conclusion: The height, weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were higher among males as compared with females. Prevalence of prehypertension among overweight/obese and tense subjects suggested an early diagnosis of pre-hypertension and intervention including life style modification, particularly weight management.

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