Title
Prevalence of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension during a world stroke day 2025 community screening program: A hospital based cross-sectional analytic study
Authors
Mehul Kaliya1, Mittal Rathod2, Komal Kumar Jangir1,*, Sai Varshitha1, Souvik Barman1 & Priyank Kumar Singh1
Affiliation
1Department of General Medicine, AIIMS Rajkot, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Community Medicine, PDU GMC, Rajkot, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Mehul Kaliya - E-mail: dr.mehul2021@gmail.com
Mittal Rathod - E-mail: dr.mittal74@gmail.com
Komal Kumar Jangir - E-mail: komal.jangir3@gmail.com
Sai Varshitha - E-mail: arikatlasaivarshithareddy@gmail.com
Souvik Barman - E-mail: souvikbarman779@gmail.com
Priyank Kumar Singh - E-mail: tn.an.aaaa@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Hypertension remains the leading modifiable risk factor for stroke, but many affected individuals remain undiagnosed or inadequately controlled. This cross-sectional community-based screening study evaluated 1,000 adults during World Stroke Day 2025 in Rajkot, Gujarat, using standardized blood pressure measurements. Hypertension prevalence was 34.2%, of which 75.1% were previously undiagnosed, while only 36.5% of known hypertensive individuals had controlled blood pressure. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 135.1 ± 17.9 mmHg and 86.8 ± 11.1 mmHg, respectively, with significantly higher hypertension prevalence among males and older adults (p<0.001). Thus, data shows the community-based blood pressure screening effectively identifies hidden hypertension and supports early intervention to reduce future stroke risk.
Keywords
Hypertension; stroke prevention; community screening; epidemiology; blood pressure; world stroke day; undiagnosed hypertension; India
Citation
Kaliya et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4071-4076 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
