ASSESSMENT OF AT-RISK YOUNG MALES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RESIDING IN UDAIPUR CITY
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2003
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MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
The present investigation entitled "Assessment of at-risk young males for
cardiovascular disease residing in Udaipur City", was conducted on 150 young males
(aged 18-25 years) of Udaipur city. Information was collected on nutritional risk factors
like BMI, WHR, body weight and dietary pattern and non- nutritional risk factors like –
blood pressure, pulse rate, family history of CVD, exercise pattern, stress level and
smoking habits The subjects were categorized into three risk groups viz. low, medium
and high, on the basis of "Risk Assessments Index". Lipid profile of 20 percent subjects
from each risk group was estimated.
Results revealed that 54 percent, 42.67 percent and 3.33 percent subjects were in
low, medium and high risk group respectively. In low risk group majority of the subjects
had correct weight for height, WHR < 0.85 (96.31%) and BMI ranging between 18-25
kg/m2 (85.18%). In contrast all the subjects in high risk group had BMI > 25 Kg/m2 and
WHR > 0.98.
Consumption of vegetable, pulses, fruits and fruit juices were more preferable in
low risk group while in high risk group, fried foods, fast foods, carbonated beverages,
soft drinks, tea / coffee were preferred. Smoking and alcoholism were more prevalent in
medium and high risk group subjects. Majority of the subjects (97.53 %) in low risk
group had normal blood pressure while in high risk group majority of subjects were
hypertensive (>139/89mmHg). Pulse rate of 46.92 percent subjects ranged between 70-
80 per minutes in low risk group whereas in high risk group it was 80-90 per minutes or > 90 per minutes. In low risk group majority of subjects had no family of CVD where as
in medium and high risk group 78.12 percent and 100 percent subjects respectively had
positive family history of CVD. Majority of subjects in low and medium risk group used
to exercise while none of the subject exercised in high risk group. Most of the subjects
studied were found under familial, educational or both types of stress.
Lipid profile estimation of the subjects revealed that total serum cholesterol,
serum triglycerides, LDL-C and VLDL-C were higher than normal levels in high risk
group and lower in low risk group subjects. The level of HDL-C (good cholesterol) were
low in high risk group and high in low risk group. The risk factors were positively
associated with total cholesterol, LDL-C, VLDL-C and triglycerides where as negatively
associated with HDL-C in high and medium risk group. No significant correlation was
found between the risk factors and lipid profile of the low group subjects.
Based on the finding it can be concluded that the various risk factors viz. obesity,
hypertension, physical inactivity, stress, family history of CVD and unhealthy dietary
practices increases the risk of cardiovascular disease among young males. Lipid profile
also confirmed the level of risk of CVD among the subjects.
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ASSESSMENT OF AT-RISK YOUNG MALES FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RESIDING IN
UDAIPUR CITY
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Citation
Sachan and Mogra, 2003