Talat Naheed, Nabeel Akbar, Naueen, A A Shah.
Prevalence of Hypertension amongst young, students at the time of entry in a Medical College of Punjab.
Pak J Cardiol Jan ;12(3):57-60.

White coat hypertension is a well-known entity, many are declared hypertensive only taking one reading of B.P Hypertension being a silent killer should be diagnosed and managed as early as possible. Unfortunately our general public is not in the habit of annual check up. One hundred and seventy nine medical students were examined at the time of entry to a medical college, out of these 52(29.05%) were hypertensive. These students were followed up for one year and only 4(2.24%) were hypertensive. At the time of first examination majority 69.25% were in stage I, whereas 19.25% were in stage II and 11.5 % were in stage III. Male were 39 (75%) and females 13 (25%) with an average age 18.5 years. Students in stage III had higher BMI. Four students who were picked up as hypertensive, had one or= both parents hypertensive. All these students were told about the complications of hypertension and hypertensives were counseled and pursued for control of B.P.

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