Incidence of Prehypertension and Hypertension in Rural India, 2012-2018: A Sex-Stratified Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

American Journal of Hypertension
Rajesh Kumar RaiAbhijit Chowdhury

Abstract

India is home to the largest number of hypertensive individuals, and factors responsible for the incidence of hypertension are poorly understood. This study examines predictors of transition to different stages of hypertension-incidence of hypertension, incidence of prehypertension, and incidence of prehypertension to hypertension. Population-based survey data from the Birbhum Population Project, located in West Bengal, India were used. A cohort of 8,977 individuals (male: 3,934, female: 5,043), participated in the 2012-13 survey, and were followed up for resurvey in 2017-18. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee (JNC 7) guidelines were followed to define hypertension. Bivariate and multivariate Poisson regression analyses were conducted to attain the study objective. The incidence of hypertension, prehypertension among males (7.9% and 45.3%, respectively) is higher than that among females (5.9% and 32.7%, respectively). However, the incidence of prehypertension to hypertension is lower among males (23.6%) than among females (33.6%). Among both sexes, with age, the incidence of hypertension, and incidence of prehypertension to hypertension appeared to increase, whereas incidence of prehypertension among females inc...Continue Reading

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