NCT01776294

Prehypertension Among Medical Students in Visakhapatnam and Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Prevalence of Prehypertension Among Medical Students and Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 275 (actual)
• Sponsor: Andhra Medical College · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Student Investigator = Thakkallapalli Zeeshan Muzahid. The study aims to assess the prevalence of prehypertension among medical students of Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India and its association with other cardiovascular risk factors - overweight /obesity, diabetes, lipid profile.

Detailed description

275 medical students will be studied and a history taken and examination done with special emphasis on recording of Blood Pressure, measurement of height and weight (\& Body Mass Index) and Waist Circumference in all. Glucose Tolerance Test and Fasting Lipid profile will be measured in a random selection of 30 prehypertensives and 30 normotensives.

Conditions

• Prehypertension
• Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2013-01-28
• Last updated: 2013-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India