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Research Paper | Physiology | India | Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024 | Rating: 5.1 / 10
Diastolic Blood Pressure Response During Non - Isometric Exercise and Its Association with Family History of Hypertension
Satarupa Das
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to find an association (if any) between isolated diastolic blood pressure response to non - isometric exercise and family history of hypertension. Diastolic blood pressure response (DBPR) of 32 apparently healthy young adults (aged 18 - 30 years) were noted during 10 minutes of cycling on a bicycle ergometer and during their recovery after exercise and their family history of hypertension were recorded by a separate observer.4 sets of data were rejected due to faulty technique and rest 28 sets of data were checked for association by a 2 by 2 contingency table and by performing Chi - Square test.17 subjects showed normal DBPR, 11 of them did not have any family history of hypertension, which should be a normal occurrence. And out of 11 subjects with abnormal/exaggerated DBPR, 6 had positive family history of hypertension, which was inconclusive. The test result gave us a more than 25% chance of randomness of association between abnormal/exaggerated DBPR and family history of hypertension, which refuted the association, meaning abnormal/exaggerated DBPR to non - isometric exercise and family history of hypertension can both be predictors of future hypertension but there is no association between them.
Keywords: Diastolic blood pressure, Exaggerated blood pressure response, Family history of hypertension, Bicycle ergometry, Non - isometric exercise
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024,
Pages: 504 - 508