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"Healthy heart, healthy you": Ten-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among adults in anekal taluk hospital, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka

Indian journal of community medicine, 2022-07, Vol.47 (3), p.429-432 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    "Healthy heart, healthy you": Ten-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among adults in anekal taluk hospital, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka
  • Author: Kannan, Radhika ; Kiran, Pretesh ; Gnanaselvam, Nancy ; Mathew, Kevin ; Johnson, Jewel
  • Subjects: Adults ; cardiovascular disease ; Cardiovascular diseases ; India ; Mortality ; Risk assessment ; Risk factors ; Short Communication ; who/ish chart
  • Is Part Of: Indian journal of community medicine, 2022-07, Vol.47 (3), p.429-432
  • Description: Background: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. Over 75% of CVD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Objectives: To assess the 10-year CVD risk among adults aged 30 years and above attending the outpatient department at a Taluk Hospital, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 217 subjects above 30 years of age attending the hospital. They were selected by consecutive sampling and administered a face-validated interview schedule. WHO/ISH CVD risk assessment tool was used to categorize them into four categories of CVD risk. Additional risk factors like alcohol use and smoking were also assessed. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 55.7 ± 12.3 years. About 65% of the study population had low risk (<10%), 21.2% had mild risk (10%-20%), 9.7% had moderate risk (20%-30%) and 4.1% had high risk (>30%) according to the World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) CVD risk assessment tool. In the study population, 4.6% were abusing alcohol as per the CAGE questionnaire. Conclusion: The burden of CVD risk among the adults interviewed was high. The WHO/ISH chart is an inexpensive tool that can be used for screening in a regular OPD.
  • Publisher: India: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0970-0218
    EISSN: 1998-3581
    DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_825_21
  • Source: Open Access: PubMed Central
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