Background: The relationship between dysregulation of cardiovascular autonomic functions and development of the hypertension has been well established in adults. Apart from the genes and environmental factors, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and dietary habits are the important contributors of increasing prevalence of hypertension even in youngsters. Studies on adults revealed that the vegetarian diet appears to be low in factors positively related to blood pressure when compared with non vegetarian diet. Aims & Objective: This study was designed to find the impact of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet on blood pressure regulation in early part of the life, like preadolescent boys. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 100 vegetarian and 87 Non-vegetarian pre-adolescent boys from Mangalore aged between 9-13 years. The parameters studied were BMI and Blood Pressure (Basal Supine, and hand dynamometer stress test).Values obtained were analyzed by paired and unpaired 't' test and P value <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The results showed that basal systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were increased in nonvegetarians. Both SBP and DBP increased significantly in both the groups during handgrip dynamometer test. But on analysis of these changes in SBP and DBP, only change in DBP was significantly more in vegetarians. Conclusion: Diet regulates blood pressure by influencing the autonomic activity as early as pre adolescent age group. Increased sympathetic tone at rest and a borderline response to handgrip dynamometer stress test in non vegetarians may act as a predisposing factor for the future development of cardiovascular disorders.
Introduction: The aspiration and career selection of students depends on the family atmosphere that includes parents' profession. Children of doctors are more influenced by their parents in selecting the medical field. Yet, every year many students whose parents are from other professions also enroll in medical college. Students with humanitarian touch, service oriented minds aiming towards global health care should opt for this service. Awareness about this profession would certainly help to remove their misconceptions and achieve their aims. This study is aimed at finding out the differences in attitude and awareness about this profession between children of doctors and non-doctors. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to all students admitted to first year MBBS course. Content, construct validity and test retest reliability were applied to a questionnaire that was developed by the investigators after consulting the experts in the field. Responses were compiled and statistically analysed. Reliability coefficient for each question was calculated using Cronbach's alpha score. The data was analysed for normal distribution and parametric results were reported. Results: The results revealed that motivation for selecting this profession seems to be less for social service and more for financial gains (75%) in both groups. 50% of doctor's children were unaware of the syllabus of first MBBS and 55.6% of non-doctor's children had the same opinion. High percentages of the entire study group were unaware of the intricacies of learning medicine. Conclusion: Children of doctors and non-doctors had similar attitude towards medical education.
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