FREQUENCY OF RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONGST PEOPLE WORKING IN SECRETARIATE

Authors

  • Rafiullah Jan
  • Farooq Ahmad
  • Muhammad Saqib Qureshi
  • Ibrahim Shah
  • Shah Zeb
  • Mohammad Hafizullah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v45i4.591

Keywords:

CVD risk factors, BMI, Wait/Hip ratio, smoking, Hypercholesterolemia. Pak Heart

Abstract

Objectives: To find out frequency of various risk factors for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) amongst people working in provincial secretariate of Khyber
pukhtoon khawa.
Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study involving provincial secretariate
personale recruited in Peshawar Heart Study (PHS). All participants were
interviewed in detail for coronary artery disease risk factors including diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, smoking and family history. Their blood pressure, body
mass index (BMI) and waisthip ratio were measured. Their random blood sugar,
total cholesterol and ECG was obtained.
Results: A total of 275 secretariate personale were included in the study. Their
mean age± SD was 39.85±9.875 years. Male were 274(99.6%) and Female
were 1(.4%). Married personale were 233(84.7%) while unmarried were
41(14.9%).Frequency of risk factors included diabetes mellitus(5.1%)
,hypertension(17.1%) ,smoking(19.6%) ,hypercholesterolemia(22.9%) ,and
positivefamily history for CAD(20.72%) respectively . Mean BMI±SD was
25.45±4.24;those who do not exercise were 86(31.3%).
Conclusion: We found that risk factors for cardiovascular diseases like lack of
exercise, smoking, hyperlipidemia, Obesity and hypertension are quite frequent
in this group.

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Jan R, Ahmad F, Qureshi MS, Shah I, Zeb S, Hafizullah M. FREQUENCY OF RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONGST PEOPLE WORKING IN SECRETARIATE. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2013Feb.23 [cited 2024Dec.24];45(4). Available from: https://pakheartjournal.com/index.php/pk/article/view/591

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2012): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Original Article

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