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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition characterized by persistently elevated pressure within the arteries. It represents a significant public health concern and contributes to social stagnation within the community
Objectives: To assess the relationship between different psychosocial factors and hypertension in Lahore peri-urban male community.
Subjects & Methods: Population based Case-Control study was conducted in the peri-urban community of Lahore from August 2025-October 2025 after taking approval from IRB, RLKUMC. In this study cases and controls were recruited in 1:1 ratio, enrolling a total of 200 adult male participants (100 cases and 100 controls) who were selected according to predefined criteria from the population residing in peri-urban Lahore, in the vicinity of Hameed Latif Teaching Hospital, after obtaining informed consent. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire The data was then compiled and analyzed using SPSS version 25
Results: In bivariate analysis, hypertension was found significantly associated with aggression, stress, anxiety, smoking, depression, financial burden, social isolation, lack of exercise, poor sleep, unhealthy dietary habits, hostility, lack of support, feeling insecurity, missing congregational prayers, and lack of recitation of the Holy Qur’an without understanding. The odds ratios for these factors range from 3.6 to 17.4.
Conclusion: Hypertension was found significantly associated with various psycho-social factors