High blood pressure, joint diseases more common among people
living in high-rises: Survey
A survey has revealed that lifestyle diseases such as high
blood pressure and joints diseases are becoming more common among people living
in high-rises. It also revealed that nearly 20 per cent of adults between 40-55
age group had blood pressure levels between 140-159, which is an indication of
prehypertension.
The survey was result of a free health screening camp.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), high blood
pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition in which the blood vessels
have persistently raised pressure.
Blood is carried from the heart to other parts of the body
in vessels. Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood into the vessels. Blood
pressure is created by the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood
vessels (arteries) as it is pumped by the heart. The higher the pressure, the
harder the heart has to pump. In the medical screening camp, 40 per cent of the
senior citizens, above 60, had more problems of joints-related issues, such as
arthritis or osteoarthritis.
Doctors say that India may become the osteoarthritis capital
of the world with over 60 million cases by 2025.
The survey said,"The factor which was found common
among both the age groups, which according to the doctors was adding to the
health woes of the respondents, were lack of mobility and physical activity due
to staying in the high rise buildings."
The free health screening camp was organised by Polo
Foundation, a pan-India NGO, working in the areas of health, Information
Technology education and solar energy at corporate multi-storey societies in
Noida. The doctors who took part in the social initiative were mostly from the
prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences and some private
practitioners.
Over 100 people, mostly adults and senior citizens, attended
the screening camp.
According to the survey, many complained of high BP and
other lifestyle related problems despite being on various forms of medication.
The residents of upper floors tend to suffer from a
self-induced cabin fever, a tension caused by confinement in a closed space,
because they often lack the initiative to go out and exercise, according to the
findings of Fumio Osaka.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
04.08.2017
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