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- Title
Percolating Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural North India.
- Authors
Mishra, Abhishek; Bano, Tanveer; Jain, Seema; Singh, Ganesh; Gautam, Neelam; Chaudhary, Parul
- Abstract
Background: World has seen a tremendous epidemiological transition in disease patterns from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Currently cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of disability and premature deaths globally. Objective: (1) To know prevalence of various risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the rural area of Meerut. (2) To find out the association of sociodemographic factors with hypertension. Settings and design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Machchra village. Methods: The study was conducted among 315 study participants over time period of one year in which all the adults aged >30 years above residing in the ward of study area were included. Sampling technique used was systematic random sampling. Results: The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia was found to be 30.2%, 22.2% and 15.2% respectively. The prevalence of pre-obese and obese were 14.3% and 7.0% respectively. The maximum prevalence of hypertension was seen in the age group of 70 years (66.7%), in females (30.6%), SES as class IV (36.5%), secondary school completed population (42.9%) and among homemakers (40.9%). The prevalence of hypertension was found to be statistically significant in relation to age, educational status and occupation. Conclusion: In our study the prevalence of hypertension was found to be 30.2% (in males 29.6% while in females 30.6%).
- Subjects
INDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA; STATISTICAL significance; HYPERTENSION; STATISTICAL sampling; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; AGE distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RURAL conditions; QUALITY of life; PARTICIPATION; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; DIABETES; OBESITY; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Indian Journal of Community Health, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0971-7587
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i02.004