Jaipur cops not in pink of health

JAIPUR: A health analysis of cops undertaken by city police has found that several of its members were suffering from hypertension, blood pressure, and weight-related issues.
Jaipur police examined about 10,000 cops of whom 2,260 were found to be suffering from hypertension. Among them, 71 cops have been categorized to be under the “crisis” category of hypertension.
The report states that the head-constables and assistant sub inspectors (ASI) were suffering more from the severe grade of hypertension.
Jaipur police officials said for the past several months they had been organising health camps at different police stations to understand health related problems of the cops posted at different thanas. “The mandate of police duty is such that stress and prolonged hours of work begin to take a toll on the health of the staff. These health-related reports give early signs of disease and help provide timely treatment,” an official said.
The report also indicates a high level of blood sugar amongst constables to inspectors. Over 500 cops were diagnosed with blood sugar hovering above 160. The BMI (body mass index) further points to the condition under which city police have to operate.
The BMI health card found 3,380 cops up to the rank of Additional SP (ASP) to be overweight. There were 209 cops who were category 1 obese because their BMI score was between 31 and 35, similarly, nine cops scored above 36 on the BMI index and therefore considered to be category 2 obese.
As per the report, hypertension is proportional to BMI, and the ASIs and circle inspectors (CI) were at a higher risk of hypertension. An inspector posted at a police station in the city said that stress and lifestyle-related diseases are inevitable for cops.