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. 2012 Jul-Aug;64(4):356-63.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2012.06.001. Epub 2012 Jun 21.

Study of cardiovascular risk factors among tertiary hospital employees and their families

Divya Sharma  1 , Manju Vatsa, Ramakrishnan Lakshmy, Rajiv Narang, Vinay Kumar Bahl, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
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Study of cardiovascular risk factors among tertiary hospital employees and their families

Divya Sharma et al. Indian Heart J. 2012 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among administrative employees working at a tertiary hospital (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi) and their families.

Methods and results: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a total of 453 individuals aged 30 years and above. The mean age of the study group was 43.3 ± 9.5 years. There was a high prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors - current smoking 58 (12.8%), tobacco consumption 26 (5.7%), family history of coronary artery disease 79 (17.4%), diabetes mellitus 25 (5.8%), hypertension 94 (20.7%), hypercholesterolemia 110 (25.7%), hypertriglyceridemia 148 (34.5%), physical inactivity 180 (39.7%), body mass index ≥23 kg/m(2) 350 (77.3%), central obesity 201 (80.1%) of males and 163 (80.7%) of females, inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption 387 (85.4%), heavy drinking 12 (2.6%), and stress 58 (12.7%).

Conclusion: This indicates an urgent need to initiate a comprehensive health promotion and cardiovascular disease prevention programme at workplace and community level.

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Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors (N = 453). Smoking – current smoking; Family history – family history of CAD; DM – diabetes mellitus; HTN – hypertension; Hyperchol – hypercholesterolemia; Hypertri – hypertriglyceridemia; BMI – body mass index; CO – central obesity. N = 429 for biochemical investigations – fasting blood glucose and serum lipid profile.
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