A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG OBESE PATIENTS ATTENDING TISHREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 2022 – 2023

Mohamad Farouk Mohamad Malek Kanaa*, Akram Jahjah, Eyas Alkhayer

ABSTRACT

Objective: Identifying prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among obese patients attending Tishreen university hospital and relationship between HTN and variables (age, sex, BMI, smoking, Physical activity and stress). Methods and patients: The sample of study was 368 participants from obese patients attending Tishreen university hospital Lattakia 2022- 2023. We measured Blood pressure, calculated BMI, and investigated occupational stress by place of working, we considered participant departments (moderate stress) and clinics (low stress) we also asked about smoking and physical activity. Results: The mean age was 43 years (56.3%<45 years, 43.7%≥45 years), BMI: 81.8%, 18.2% obese, severe obese, smokers 46.7%, 55.7% had low physical activity, 39.9% and 39.1% had moderate and severe occupational stress respictively, prevalence of HTN 28.8%, the rate of pressure control among those previously known to have HTN 31%, 80.2% of those with HTN were more than 45 years of age with prevalence rate ratio 5.2 folds higher compared to those under the age of 45 years, 43.4% of those with HTN were obese compared with 56.6% of those with HTN were severe obese, 84.9% of participants had low physical activity with prevalence rate ratio 4.4 folds higher to developing HTN, 89.6% of those with HTN had a working stress between modorate and severe with prevalence rate ratio 2.3 folds compared to those with mild stress, we did not find a statistically significant relationship with gender or smoking. Conclusions: prevalence of HTN was high among obese patients and control of HTN was low. The most significant relationship was between HTN with age and BMI.

Keywords: HTN, obese patients, BMI, physical activity, occupational stress.