Visceral Adiposity, Bio physiological Parameters, Stress, Quality of sleep and Hypertension

Abstract

Health is the greatest wealth in today’s world which is undergoing rapid changes. Being healthy and fit is a choice¹. Maintaining good health is very essential for leading a pro-active and fully functioning life². According to WHO report (2020) on the global burden of disease, cardiovascular diseases is on the top with 365.87 million people³. The epidemic of Non communicable Diseases poses devastating health consequences for individuals, families and communities, and threatens to overwhelm health systems². Hypertension is a silent disease and is almost without obvious symptoms in its early stages. Patients are healthy at this stage and have good performance^4,5. Hypertension also known as high or raised blood pressure, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure^6,7.