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Almost a quarter of the Indian population is suffering from hypertension as per data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5. Hypertension is a disease and a risk factor for other diseases. There is a paucity of literature on hypertension in school teachers of Western India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 750 school teachers from government and grant-in-aid schools to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and Epi Info.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of hypertension in school teachers was 33.3%, with overall mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 125.8 \u00b1 16.7 mmHg and 82.7 \u00b1 10.0 mmHg respectively. In univariate analysis, a significant association was observed in factors including increasing age, total teaching experience, tobacco consumption, high body mass index (BMI), high waist-to-height ratio and mental stress. Based on the adjusted odds ratio, the factors found to be significantly associated with hypertension were increasing age [AOR 2.4 (1.3\u20134.6)] and high BMI [AOR 2.3 (1.2\u20134.5)].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of hypertension in school teachers is higher than the national average prevalence, which needs to be addressed by routine screening and spreading awareness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijcm.ijcm_300_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,18]],"date-time":"2026-09-18T17:02:30Z","timestamp":1789750950000},"page":"885-892","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Teachers of Government and Grant-in-aid Schools of a Municipal Corporation"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"51","author":[{"given":"Avinash M.","family":"Vyas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rajkot, Rajkot, Gujarat, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Niravkumar B.","family":"Joshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajesh K.","family":"Chudasama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, P. 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