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ASSOCIATION OF LIFESTYLE WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG CLIENTS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINICS
Awale Shanti* and Shakya Nandika
ABSTRACT
Diabetes is a major health problem of both young and old aged people in society, regionally and globally. The descriptive study design was used to find out association of lifestyle with high blood pressure among clients attending diabetic clinics. Total 50 clients with type II diabetes (25 clients with only diabetes and 25 clients with diabetic hypertensive) were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique. There was significant association between amount of salt intake (less than family members), amount of consumption of cooking oil in their daily diet, nature of daily works and state of blood pressure (P value 0.047, 0.015, and 0.024 respectively). No significant association was found between respondents' other dietary pattern, drinking alcohol, smoking, physical exercise and state of blood pressure. Based on the findings of the study, certain lifestyle pattern effects on blood pressure and certain do not.
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