AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON BLOOD PRESSURE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to describe the level of blood pressure among men and women of undergraduate students who are not regularly involved in physical exercises. Out of 454 students, 256 were females, and 198 were males. The age of the students was between 19-23 years (21.01 ± 0.71). An inventive research survey system was used to reach a minimum sample size of 454. First-year undergraduate male and female students who satisfied the inclusion criteria were selected using a simple randomised sampling technique. A random number generator was used for randomisation. The included subjects were given an explanation of the study's nature in the language that best suited their comprehension. Written informed consent was provided by study participants, and each participant duly signed it. All participant identifiers, including the consent form, were kept confidential and secure and were only accessible by the research team. Blood pressure was measured using a bio-monitor. We obtained standard descriptive statistics. Uncorrelated t-test was used to identify the difference between males and females. The results of this test indicated that there was a significant difference observed between the males and females on blood pressure.