Key result
Assessment of an urban cohort revealed that 8.25% of participants had a high lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD, which was associated with age, male sex, stress, elevated BP, and obesity.
Why the study?
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with white-collar employees facing higher risk due to their work profile.
Cross-Sectional
In an urban cohort from Rajkot city, the majority of participants had a low lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD, with increased risk associated with age, male sex, stress, elevated blood pressure, and obesity.
May support earlier counseling on BP, obesity, and stress in white-collar workers; leaves open event prediction and practice change.
Introduction: Although atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) results have significantly improved in recent years, ASCVD continues to be the world's leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, in the present study, lifetime risk of ASCVD was calculated in an urban cohort. White-collar employees have higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease events because of their work profile. Aim and Objectives: To calculate lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD among study cohort and to explore factors contributing to the disparities of cardiovascular risks. Materials and Methods: This was community-based cross-sectional study. The baseline data were collected during the period 2016–2019 from Rajkot city, and their lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD was calculated using ASCVD risk calculator. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratio was calculated. Results: The study revealed that 69.25% and 6.37% of participants had low and intermediate lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD, respectively, while the remaining 16.12% and 8.25% had borderline and high risk, respectively. Conclusion: This study indicates that increased lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD was associated with increasing age, male, stress, elevated blood pressure, high level of body mass index, and central obesity among participants.
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Savani et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Urban cohort characteristics was evaluated on Lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD. Assessment of an urban cohort revealed that 8.25% of participants had a high lifetime predicted risk of ASCVD, which was associated with age, male sex, stress, elevated BP, and obesity.
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