Abstract
Background: In rural India, only a few studies have been undertaken to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most of the studies carried out on the urban population. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of CVD risk factors in a rural community in West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: A total of 1007 (645 males and 362 females) participants aged 20 years and above took part in the present study. Various anthropometric measures were undertaken using standard techniques. Metabolic profiles were measured using an auto-analyzer. Blood pressure (BP) was recorded according to standard protocol. Insulin was also measured, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance was calculated accordingly. Results: The anthropometric measures are almost equal in male and female except SF4 and percentage of body fat, which are more in the female. It is observed that 52.53% population have high BP, 45.58% have high triglyceride (TG), 23.14% have high fasting blood glucose (FBG), 11.22% have high total cholesterol (TC), and 11.62% have low high-density lipoprotein (HDL). High TC is found more in female, but high TG, high FBG, and high BP are more in male, and low HDL is found almost equal in male and female. The prevalence of three CVD risk factors clustering is also significant in male and female. Conclusion: The present study showed that prevalence of CVD risk factors is considerably high in the study population and warranted early intervention to check progressive increase of CVD risk factors in the rural folk.
Highlights
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising worldwide, and it accounts for 17% of the total mortality.[1]
It is observed that 52.53% population have high Blood pressure (BP), 45.58% have high triglyceride (TG), 23.14% have high fasting blood glucose (FBG), 11.22% have high total cholesterol (TC), and 11.62% have low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
It is observed that 52.53% population have high BP, 45.58% have high TG, 23.14% have high FBG, 11.22% have high TC, and 11.62% have low HDL
Summary
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising worldwide, and it accounts for 17% of the total mortality.[1]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), CVD will be the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in the world by the year 2015 (WHO 2000); and it is assumed that Indians would be the most affected amongst all ethnic populations.[4] As per the report of the global burden of disease study, in the year 1990, there were 5.2 million deaths from CVD in economically developed countries and 9.1 million deaths from the same cause in developing. Goenka S, Prabhakaran D, Ajay VS, Reddy KS. Reddy KS, Prabhakaran D, Chaturvedi V, Jeemon P, Thankappan KR, Ramakrishnan L, et al Methods for establishing a surveillance system for cardiovascular diseases in Indian industrial populations.
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