@article{Maha Kaif , Syed Arshad Ali Sabir, Sidra Hamid, Aneela Jamil, Tauqeer Ahmad, Noreen Maqbool Bokhari_2019, title={Variation of Systolic Blood Pressure in Relation to Biological Variables and Risk Factors}, volume={23}, url={https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1108}, abstractNote={<p>Background; To evaluate the effect of various risk <br>factors on systolic blood pressure. <br>Methods: In this descriptive study 750 participants <br>with no history of clinical hypertension were <br>recruited. Data was collected by direct face to face <br>interview using standard proforma. Blood pressure <br>was measured of all study subjects using mercury <br>sphygmomanometer. BMI was calculated. Data was <br>analyzed by SPSS version 22. <br>Results:Significant p value (< 0.05) was obtained <br>for male gender, poor socioeconomic status, obesity <br>and smoking when compared between <br>hypertensives and normotensives. <br>Conclusion: Male gender, poor socioeconomic <br>status, smoking and obesity significantly increase <br>the risk of development of hypertension.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College}, author={Maha Kaif , Syed Arshad Ali Sabir, Sidra Hamid, Aneela Jamil, Tauqeer Ahmad, Noreen Maqbool Bokhari, Maha Kaif , Syed Arshad Ali Sabir, Sidra Hamid, Aneela Jamil, Tauqeer Ahmad, Noreen Maqbool Bokhari}, year={2019}, month={May} }