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- According to a new study by PLOS Medicine, though prevalence of hypertension is rising fast among Indians, awareness, diagnosis and treatment of the condition is significantly low. The study was conducted by researchers from Germany’s Heidelberg University, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health and Public Health Foundation of India. It was based on a survey of 7, 31,864 individuals aged 15 to 49 years sampled from all states and UTs of India.
- According to the study, more than 50% of those with hypertension are unaware of their diagnosis, only 13% take blood pressure lowering medication and 8% achieved any control over their condition.
- The study has also found substantial variation in management of the disease in rural and urban areas as well as among states. Awareness level was lowest in Chhattisgarh and highest in Puducherry. Further, there was contrast in awareness levels between rural and urban areas with the latter performing better.
- The study has also found that women had better control over hypertension conditions. The analysis found that while 10.9% of hypertensive women were taking medications, only 5.3% men did so.
- Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels.



