Age wise distribution of coronary artery disease risk factors.
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2013-10
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Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in most industrialised countries (about one-third of all deaths) and somewhat low incidence is observed in the developing countries.
Aims & Objective: To study age wise distribution of Coronary Artery Disease risk factors.
Material and Methods: The data for this study was collected from Baroda Heart Institute & Research Centre (BHIRC). The total 208 patients were considered for study of CAD.
Results: The majority of our patients were from age group of 60-69 years i.e. 67 (32.21%) and only 10 patients (4.32%) were in the age group of ≥80 years. Amongst all patients, 93.27% were lacking exercise, 39.42% were hypertensive, 28.85% were obese, 27.88% diabetic, 10.58% had family history of CAD and 5.28% were smokers.
Conclusion: It is essential to identify CAD risk factors amongst the Indians to tackle the problem. So this study would be of great help in this direction.
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Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Risk Factors
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Tanna Nita A, Srivastava Rakesh, Tanna Vilpa. Age wise distribution of coronary artery disease risk factors. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 2013 ; 2(4): 954-955.