Most Indian adults not aware they are suffering from hypertension: Study | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Most Indian adults not aware they are suffering from hypertension: Study | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By PTI |New Delhi |Published: May 8, 2019 4:09:09 pm

Most Indian adults not aware they are suffering from hypertension: Study

More than half of Indians aged 15-49 years with hypertension are not aware of their hypertension status. Awareness level was lowest in Chhattisgarh (22.1 per cent) and highest in Puducherry (80.5 per cent).

The study highlighted the urgent need of improvements in hypertension awareness, care and control for all Indians specially amongst the most productive years (15-49 years). (Photo by iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Hypertension prevalence in India is high, but only 45 per cent of people are aware of their diagnosis, according to a first large–scale population based study of hypertension care in India.