Volume 27, Issue 141, November 2023

Prevalence and awareness of hypertension among the shopkeepers working in the market in Northern Border Province of Saudi Arabia

Anshoo Agarwal¹, Rahma Hamayun², Eslam Kamal Fahmy³, Khalid Saud Alanazi⁴, Abdulaziz Mohammed M Alanazi⁴, Amin Khalid Makhdoom^4♦, Abdulaziz Mohammed Mukhlef Alanazi⁴

¹Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA
²Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA
³Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA
⁴MBBS Students, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

^♦Corresponding author
MBBS Students, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, KSA

ABSTRACT

Background: The public health systems of developing and developed countries are seriously threatened by hypertension because it is a widespread noncommunicable disease and a global pandemic. We anticipate a high incidence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in our study because we assume that shopkeepers within the market population lead sedentary lifestyles as most of their jobs involve not much physical activity. Aim and objectives: To know the prevalence and awareness of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the relation with the dietary patterns in the market population in Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Material & methods: In a randomized crosssectional study, a population of market workers was surveyed for cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors by giving a pre-validated structured questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of hypertension and obesity was found to be high in the market population of Arar. Hypertension was more prevalent in overweight and obese individuals. A sedentary lifestyle among shopkeepers who continue to sit for long hours was more prevalent in obese and in the pre-hypertensive or pre-diabetic category. Conclusions: A wholesome diet awareness corresponds with knowledge of high-risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), corresponding to the hypothesized link between nutritional knowledge and diet quality. It may influence poor dietary behavior found among the market population, and it may help reduce the incidence of hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and other associated risk factors for CVD.

Keywords: Prevalence, CVD, Hypertension, Market Population, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e376ms3237

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v27i141.e376ms3237

Published: 11 November 2023