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Are you among India's wealthiest? Be careful, you may have hypertension

Hypertension is responsible for at least 45% of deaths due to heart disease and 51% of deaths due to stroke globally, according to WHO

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Shreehari Paliath | IndiaSpend
Nearly 13% women and 18% men aged 15-49 in the highest stratum of the wealth index have hypertension (high blood pressure), according to data from the National Family Health Survey, 2015-16 (NFHS-4).
This is the first time the NFHS has included the measurement of blood pressure.
The wealth index was calculated on the basis of ownership of various consumer goods, such as a television, bicycle or car, and housing characteristics, such as source of drinking water, toilet facilities, and flooring material. Households are categorised into five equal groups called quintiles.

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