Impact of Stress Status on Hypertension

Harmanjot Kaur^1* & Roopjot Kochar²

¹Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab
²Ayurvedic Nutritionist and administrator, SGS Ayurvedic Diet and Nutrition, Khanna

Dr. Harmanjot Kaur, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.

Keywords: Systolic Blood Pressure; Diastolic Blood Pressure; Hypertension; Stress; Cardiovascular Diseases

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most common causes of various diseases in the World and major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Mental or psychosocial stress is one of the leading risk factor for hypertension which itself is main causative factor for several cardiovascular diseases. The present study has been undertaken on the 130 clinically diagnosed hypertensive patients visiting multispecialty Hospitals in Ludhiana, Punjab. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures (BP) of the subjects were determined using a mercury sphygmomanometer and the stethoscope.

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