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Frequency of Hypertension after 10 Years of Military Services in Bangladesh Army

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  • H.M. Khaleduzzaman

    (Major Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh)

  • Nafisa Jabin Mishu

    (Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh)

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Bangladesh army performs different activities in war and peace in all terrain so physical fitness is the prime requirement for military services. Though military personnel perform regular physical activities they are not immune from hypertension. Hypertension is a multivariate disease ranging from physical and psychological factors. In this study hypertension found among 16% of participants where some modifiable factors were found associated with development of early onset hypertension like lack of physical activities, increase mental stress, overweight, smoking, pattern of dietary habit, lack of awareness and abnormalities in lipid profile. Further study is required to establish these modifiable risk factors and their intervention to prevent early onset hypertension among military service personnel in Bangladesh. Which not only improve the health condition of military personnel but also increase the efficiency of Bangladesh Army as well as it will reduce the health expenditure related to hypertension.

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  • H.M. Khaleduzzaman & Nafisa Jabin Mishu, 2021. "Frequency of Hypertension after 10 Years of Military Services in Bangladesh Army," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 3(2), pages 160-163, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:3:y:2021:i:2:id:40794
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.794
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