Abstract
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. In 2017-18, Non-communicablediseases led to 38 million (68%) deaths out of a total of 56 million deaths worldwide. India is currently inthe midst of this global Cardiovascular Disease epidemic.Method: Case-control studyAim of the Study: To compare carotid artery intima-media thickness(cIMT) in Hypertensive smokers andsmokers without Hypertension.Result: Mean value of cIMT of the Case group (0.970mm) was significantly higher than that of the Controlgroup (0.735mm). Mean cIMT was highest in the study group i.e 1.114 mm in the population of age above70 years, similarly Mean cIMT was highest in the control group i.e. 0.821mm in the population of age above60 years.Conclusion: The present study and its observations makes it imminent that Hypertension affects every cIMTmeasurement of the study subjects. cIMT measurement has a positive correlation with the increasing age.
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