CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION AMONG THE MALE POPULATION

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the most prevalent disease aficting people in industrialised and developing countries alike, including India. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of CVD, its risk factors, and the relationship between genetic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and environmental factors and CVD risk. Survey was carried out by using pretested questionnaire among randomly selected 541 (app. 7%) adult males of Vallabh Vidyanagar. Their anthropometric measurements were taken; lipid prole and blood pressure was evaluated. The prevalence rate of CVD was 15.3%. Systolic blood pressure (32.1%), diastolic blood pressure (22.7%), overweight (30.23%), obesity (6.9%), diabetes (14.7%), low HDL-c (58.9%), high triglyceride level (15.6%), high LDL-c (7.4%), and hypercholesterolemia (7.4%) were the most common main CVD risk factors (5.7 percent ). Among all the variables age and occupation showed highest signicant association with CVD. Hypertension, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-C, and the TC:HDL-c ratio all exhibited a signicant connection with age and BMI. A predictive equation P=ex/1+ex, Where x= 0.696+ 3.411* Income (1) +3.183* Income (2) +1.682* Income (3) -1.295* Triglyceride (1) -2.766* Triglyceride (2) -3.792* Age (1) -102.034* Age (2) -3.135* Age (3) -3.384* Age (4) -2.464* Age (5) -1.041* Diabetic (1) was developed using multiple logistic regression analysis, which can be easily implemented to predict the strength of CVD. Based on the ndings, it can be inferred that the prevalence of CVD risk factors in males in Vallabh Vidyanagar is quite low. The "At Risk" male population, on the other hand, is enormous and requires regular re-evaluation.