Muhammad Yasir Paracha
Interventional Cardiology Fellow, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, PakistanPublications
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Research
Effect of Body Mass Index on the Relationship between Blood Pressure Levels and Neurological Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients
Author(s): Syed Tariq Ali Adnan, Saira Abbas, Muhammad Yasir Paracha, Muhammad Ali, Ahsan Ali Siddiqui and Adnan Anwar*
Objective: Objective of this study was to find out the effect of BMI on relationship between blood pressure and neurological symptoms in hypertensive patients. Method: A cross-sectional study, conducted from Jan to July 2019, at OPD of Medicine, tertiary care hospital in Karachi. Total 234 subjects with age 18 years or above, with self-defined history of hypertension and antihypertensive medication were included while those with history of confirmed diabetes, CVD, neurological disorders, metabolic diseases, and severe obesity were excluded. A questionnaire was utilized to collect baseline data and symptoms associated with hypertension and neurological problems. Blood pressure and BMI were measured by standard methods defined by W.H.O. SPSS version 20.0 was used for data analysis and results were expressed as frequency and percentage. Correlation analysis was used to determine the stre.. Read More»