A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RISK FACTORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH FAMILY HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION/DIABETES MELLITUS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 52
Abstract
BACKGROUND Non-communicable chronic diseases viz. diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases are assuming importance among the adult population in both developed and developing countries. Hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity are closely interrelated. Among these, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia etc. have strong hereditary component. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was compared in 50 young adults with family history of hypertension/diabetes mellitus (Group 1) and 50 young adults without family history of hypertension/diabetes mellitus (Group 2). Physical and chemical parameters like systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and fasting lipid profile (FLP) were evaluated. RESULTS Waist to hip ratio (p-value= 0.011), FBS (p-value= 0.018), total cholesterol (p-value= 0.046) and LDL cholesterol (p-value= 0.015) were significantly elevated in group 1 when compared to group 2. CONCLUSION Waist to hip ratio, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were significantly increased in young adults with family history of diabetes or hypertension, compared to others without family history of diabetes or hypertension. This necessitates blood investigations in the younger age group and further follow up study to identify the risk of dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity and development of cardiovascular diseases in our population.
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Muhammed Ashraf Kayakkal, Geetha Paninjath Ayyappan, Pradeep Kumar Kotha Muttath
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