Hypertension in Women

The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in women is an increasing concern. Data from 5,26,336 participants aged 40–79 years in the high-income countries have shown a prevalence of HTN across all women participants aged 40–79 years from 33% to 52%. In the age group of 40–49 years, HTN prevalence ranged from 12% to 20% and in 70–79 years from 61% to 82%.[1] Blood pressure (BP) was recorded for 180,335 participants with a mean age 40.6 ± 14.9 years in India which included 33.2% of women. The prevalence among women was 23.7%. Higher predisposition was noted during the menopausal age. In the age group of 45–54 years, the prevalence of HTN was 34.6% with systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 126.7 ± 18.0 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 80.3 ± 10.9 mmHg.[2,3] HTN in Women