Sex and Age-related Occurrences of Hypotension and Pre-diabetes

Year 2024, Volume: 16 Issue: 3, 1 - 7, 05.12.2024

Osah Onwuka , Nkechi Clara Nwosu Francis Uchenna Agu Obioma Ogbonnaya Adaobi Linda Okerulu Godson Chukwuemwka Ajuzie

https://doi.org/10.56484/iamr.1550220

Abstract

Objective: This study was aimed at assessing the occurrence of hypotension and pre-diabetes among various sex and age range of individuals.
Method: Blood pressure (mmHg) and blood glucose (mg/dl) were determined; Data of subjects classified as hypotension (BP < 90/60 mmHg) and/or pre-diabetes (FBS; 100 – 125 mg/dl, RBS; 140-200mg/dl) were used for the study. SPSS (v25) was used for data analysis and the occurrence of hypotension and/or pre-diabetes among various sexes (male, female) and age intervals (15>25 years, 25>35 years, 35>45 years, 45>55years) of individuals was ascertained.
Results: Data of sixty-two (62) subjects was purposively selected for the study; 61.3% were females while 38.7% were males. Greater proportion (72.6%) had age 15>25, 17.7% had age 25>35, 3.2% had age 35>45 and 6.5% had age 45>55. About 28 (45.2%) had hypotension only, 27 (43.5%) had pre-diabetes only; while 7 (11.3%) had coexistence of hypotension and pre-diabetes. There was equivalent prevalence of hypotension among the females and males; females had higher (66.7%) occurrence of pre-diabetes than males (33.3%). There was also higher prevalence of coexistence of hypotension and pre-diabetes in females (85.7%) than males (14.3%) at P=0.17, X2=3.59. Individuals with age 15>25 had higher prevalence of hypotension (82.1%), pre-diabetes (63.0%) as well as coexistence of hypotension and pre-diabetes (71.4%) when compared to age 25>35, 35>45 and 45>55 years at P=0.46, X2=5.67.
Conclusion: despites the differences in occurrence of hypotension and pre-diabetes among various sexes and age range, there was no statistically significant association between the studied pathophysiological conditions and sex or age at P<0.05; which has demonstrated that hypotension and pre-diabetes can occur to any sex at any age.

Keywords

Blood pressure, Blood sugar, Hypotension, pre-diabetes

Ethical Statement

study was performed in accordance of basic principles of ethics, subjects consent was obtained verbally and confidentiality was maintained

Project Number

N/A

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