Aim: To research on the effect of time induced stress in blood pressure
Background: The body produces a surge of hormones when one is in a stressful situation. These hormones temporarily increase the blood pressure by causing the heart to beat faster and the blood vessels to narrow.
Reason: This research is to create awareness on short term stress related spikes in the blood pressure up over time may put one, at a risk of developing long term high blood pressure
Results: The individuals had temporary increase of the blood pressure which indicates prehypertension.