Estimating Risk Factors of Hypertension Using Logistic Regression Analysis

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Hemanth Kumar Molapata1, Nagendra Kumar Kalaparthi2, and Poonam Godara3 (Department of Statistics, Hindu College, University of Delhi1, Department of Statistics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh2, and Department of Mathematics, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana3)

In this study to assess the prevalence of hypertension in Andhra Pradesh to identify the risk factors of hypertension. Hypertension is one of the dangerous diseases in both developed and developing countries as it mainly affect our vital organs such as heart, brain and kidney. Its public health significance is due to its high incidence rate, its association with heart diseases, brain stroke and kidney diseases. Many life style practices such as smoking, alcoholism, lack of exercise, stress contribute to hypertension so; if we modify these practices then hypertension can be controlled. This study is based on the National Family Health Survey (NHFS) is a periodically conducted survey, which delivers data on health and healthcare of a representative sample. In Andhra Pradesh total 11,969 households, 1541 men and 10428 women were interviewed from numerous primary sampling units (PSU). It included rural areas and census enumeration blocks (CEB) in urban areas all over Andhra Pradesh (NFHS-4, 2015-16). In this study have made an effort to understand hypertension and its association with socioeconomic factors such as household age, sex, place of residence, wealth index, religion and educational status in all districts of Andhra Pradesh.