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Title: Comparative Analysis of Some Cardiovascular Parameters in Medical Students of Pamo University of Medical Sciences

Authors: Umoren E.B., Etim, O. E., Kolawale, T.A.,  Ekpenyong J.F.

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i10.37

Abstract

  

The effect of exercise on Blood Pressure (BP), Heart rate (HR) and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) in 60 young medical students (30 females and 30 males) with Body Mass Index greater than 30 were studied. The subjects were in the age range of 19-23 years with mean age of 22.30±1.4 years. Blood pressure was measured, using the sphygmomanometer/ ausculatory method. Heart rate was determined from palpitating the radial pulse. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure was compared between the male and female students. The result showed that the female systolic and diastolic blood pressure was higher (120/85 mmHg) as compared to the male group with (90/62 mmHg). Pulse pressure and MAP were also higher in female (72.03±1.87) and (75.10 ±1.89) respectively as compared to the male group with (72.07 ± 1.57) and (72.20 ± 1.59) respectively. Blood pressure responses to different body postures shows a significant increase (P<0.05) in the female students as compared to their male counterpart. BMI in the male students showed an increase of (22.75 ± 0.48 kg/m2) as compared to the female students with (21.94 ± 0.68 kg/m2) BMI. From the results obtained, it was observed that the carotid pulse, radial pulse, blood pressure, heart rate and mean arterial pressure in female subject at different body postures was significantly higher (P< 0.05) when compared to their female counterpart. This may be attributed to the size of their heart which is typically smaller in females than in males. However, this difference was not statistically significant when compared with the normal standard values. Results also showed that height, body weight, and BMI for the male subject were higher, though not statistically significant when compared to the female subject. In conclusion, the values obtained in assessing the various cardiovascular parameters in our subjects under investigation appeared normal when compared to standard values. This implies that the subjects are healthy and clinically fit to undergo and complete their chosen area of studies. They are also not prone to obesity, a situation that may predispose them to hypertension, cardiovascular complications and other health problems in future which may result in abrupt cessation of studies.

Keyword: Blood pressure, Heart rate, Body mass index, Hypertension, PAMO University Students of medical Sciences.

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Corresponding Author

Umoren E.B.

Department of Physiology, PAMO University of Medical Sciences # 1, Tap Road, Elelenwo off Aba Expressway, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria