Possible correlation of systolic, diastolic and pulse pressure with the life style and food habit of postmenopausal urbanites: An epidemiological studies

Abstract

Postmenopausal women experience fluctuations in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. To find possible correlation of their blood pressure with the life style and food habit (vegetarian versus non-vegetarian, housewives versus working, well-nourished versus under-nourished), a cross sectional study comprising three hundred women that have undergone natural menopause and nope uterectomy was carried out in the Mithilanchal Heartland city of Darbhanga (Bihar). Data was collected through measuring blood pressure and questionnaire and was analysed by using Microsoft Office Excel. Our results show a strong relationship of hypertension with the life style and food habit of the ageing women. This study might prove very helpful in diagnosing the elderly maladies.