Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among municipality workers in Chitradurga, South India
dc.contributor.author | T., Nalina | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Phasha, Ghouse | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | G., Prashanth | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | B. K., Sree Devi | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-09T07:42:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-09T07:42:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest cause for mortality and morbidity in the world. In India, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were responsible for 53% of deaths and 44% of disability adjusted life years lost. Appropriate assessment and management of cardiovascular risk is vital to prevent fatal and non-fatal heart attacks and strokes and to improve health outcomes in individuals at high risk of cardiovascular events. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and HT are common diseases in adulthood, pre-disposing to many cardiovascular complications, posing a major public health challenge.This study aims to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, HT, smoking, alcohol intake, dyslipidaemia and obesity among Municipality workers.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between Jan 2019-June 2019 among 100 Municipality workers in Chitradurga, South India. Socio-demographic details and some of the risk factors such as alcohol intake and smoking history were obtained using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire. Blood pressure & waist circumference were measured by standard methods. Fasting blood sugar & lipid profile were measured.Results: Mean age of study participants was 38.03 years (SD ± 10.9). Out of the study subjects, 21% were known diabetic and 22% were known hypertensive. 34% of the participants had cholesterol level higher than the desirable level of 200 mg/dL. Around 72% had a history of alcohol consumption and 13% had a history of tobacco smoking during the last 1 month. The prevalence of overweight based on BMI (BMI >23) is higher among Municipality workers (56%) compared to the general population (35.4%).Conclusions: Burden of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes and HT were high among Municipality Workers of Chitradurga. | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of General Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | T. Nalina, Phasha Ghouse, G. Prashanth, B. K. Sree Devi. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among municipality workers in Chitradurga, South India. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2019 Sep; 6(5): 1594-1598 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2349-3925 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2349-3933 | |
dc.identifier.place | India | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194470 | |
dc.language | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Medip Academy | en_US |
dc.relation.issuenumber | 5 | en_US |
dc.relation.volume | 6 | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20194225 | en_US |
dc.subject | Cardiovascular risk factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetes | en_US |
dc.subject | Dyslipidaemia | en_US |
dc.subject | Hypertension | en_US |
dc.subject | Municipality workers | en_US |
dc.subject | Obesity | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among municipality workers in Chitradurga, South India | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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