Cardiovascular Risk Factors Seen in College-going Medical Students Population in India

Abstract

Worldwide, approximately 17.7 million people died from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in 2015 (31% of all global deaths) according to the World health organization (WHO); among these, 7.4 million deaths were due to coronary heart disease (CHD). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 medical students, belonging to 18-25 years age group, who were randomly enrolled in the study from Government Medical College, Jammu over a period of one year from November 2019 to October 2020 with the objectives: 1.To determine anthropometric measures, blood pressures, personal and family history of cardiovascular risk factors/disease among medical students. 2. To determine the prevalence of some adverse lifestyle choices that may predispose to an increased CVD risk among medical students. The study results showed that out of 200 students, 30 females and 9 male study subjects reported with inconsistent or no physical activity had high-risk of obesity (high waist hip ratio) and also reported high (pre-hypertension) systolic BP was 47 and high (pre-hypertension) diastolic BP was 43. The study results also revealed that the majority of the study subjects113 (56.5%) were Females.