In a young, urban Indian cohort followed for 6.9 years, the annual incidence of hypertension was 4.2% in men and 1.8% in women, while diabetes incidence was 1.0% in men and 0.5% in women.
Cohort (n=1,100)
There is a rapid increase and high incidence of cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes in young, urban Indian populations.
India has one of the highest burdens of cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. The annual number of deaths from CVD in India is projected to rise from 2.26 million (1990) to 4.77 million (2020) (11). Coronary heart disease prevalence rates in India have been estimated over the past several
Huffman et al. (Fri,) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, hypertension, diabetes) (n=1,100). Urban Indian environment and lifestyle transition vs. Baseline (Phase 5) was evaluated on Annual incidence of cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, hypertension, diabetes). In a young, urban Indian cohort followed for 6.9 years, the annual incidence of hypertension was 4.2% in men and 1.8% in women, while diabetes incidence was 1.0% in men and 0.5% in women.