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Community Based Assessment of Biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural and Tribal Area of Himalayan Region, India
Joint Authors
Bhushan, Satya
Bhardwaj, Ashok Kumar
Kumar, Dinesh
Chander, N. Vijaya
Raina, Sunil Kumar
Bansal, Pradeep
Source
Biochemistry Research International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Context.
Evident change in nutrition and lifestyle among individuals of urban and rural areas raises suspicion for similar change in tribal area population of India.
Aim.
To study the biochemical risk factor for CVDs in rural and tribal population of Sub-Himalayan state of India.
Settings and Design.
Cross-sectional study in rural (low altitude) and tribal (high altitude) area of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Methodology.
Blood lipid profile using standard laboratory methods.
Statistical Analysis.
Chi-square test and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results.
Total of 900 individuals were studied in both areas.
As per Asian criteria, obesity (BMI 27.5–30.0 kg/m2) was observed to be significantly high (P=0.00) as 13.7% in tribal area as compared to 5.5% in rural area.
Normal level of TC (<200 mg/dL) and LDL (<130 mg/dL) was observed in the majority of the population of both areas, whereas, at risk level of HDL (<40 mg/dL) was present in half of the population of both rural and tribal areas.
The prevalence of borderline to high level of TGs was observed to be 60.2% and 55.2% in rural and tribal (P=0.10) area, respectively.
Conclusion.
Prevalent abnormal lipid profile in tribal area demands establishment of an effective surveillance system for development of chronic diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhardwaj, Ashok Kumar& Kumar, Dinesh& Raina, Sunil Kumar& Bansal, Pradeep& Bhushan, Satya& Chander, N. Vijaya. 2013. Community Based Assessment of Biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural and Tribal Area of Himalayan Region, India. Biochemistry Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhardwaj, Ashok Kumar…[et al.]. Community Based Assessment of Biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural and Tribal Area of Himalayan Region, India. Biochemistry Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhardwaj, Ashok Kumar& Kumar, Dinesh& Raina, Sunil Kumar& Bansal, Pradeep& Bhushan, Satya& Chander, N. Vijaya. Community Based Assessment of Biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural and Tribal Area of Himalayan Region, India. Biochemistry Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491389
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491389