A study by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) showed that Indian women in their 50s are more likely than men in the same age group to have hypertension. 

The researchers evaluated the data gathered from three large national surveys which included the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India wave-1, the Study of Ageing and Health wave-2, and the National Family Health Survey-4.  Each comprised of a representative sample of Indian adults from all the states and Union territories, with a sample size ranging up to 300,000 people. 

According to Prof. Parimala Mohanty, the study′s author, the findings showed that Indian women had a higher risk of having hypertension after turning 50, which was consistent with findings from earlier studies conducted in several Western countries. The experts also noted that age-related blood pressure increase was more pronounced among women than those among males. One of the main reasons behind the rise in women′s hypertension cases after 50 years of age was the bio-hormonal changes post-menopausal. (Livemint, 17 August 2022)