Key result
Urban patients with type 2 diabetes face high cardiovascular risk in ~54% of cases.
Why the study?
Diabetic populations have a higher risk of developing coronary artery disease than the general population, necessitating assessment of cardiovascular risk among diabetic patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=400)
No
Over half of urban diabetic patients in this Indian cohort were at high 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for early primary care interventions.
May signal high CVD risk burden in urban T2DM; leaves open need for longitudinal validation before guiding interventions.
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem. Non communicable diseases like coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, obesity are increasing in number and overtakes the communicable diseases with respect to morbidity and mortality. Diabetic populations have a higher risk of developing CAD than the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases among diabetic patients.Methods: This is a cross sectional study done among the urban adult population in Kancheepuram district. Sample size of 400 diabetic patients was studied by using consecutive sampling method. Data was collected by administering a pre tested structured questionnaire. Cardiovascular risk was assessed based on PROCAM scoring, a 10 years risk assessment score. The study was done for a period of three months from January to March 2018. Data analysis was done in SPSS software version 22.Results: Among the diabetic patients, 53.5% of them are in high risk category based on PROCAM score for developing cardiovascular disease. A statistical significant association was found between cardiovascular risk and factors like socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity.Conclusions: This study reveals that the diabetic populations are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Hence awareness about the risk should be created and appropriate intervention at early stages should be implemented at primary health care level.
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Mareeswaran et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=400). Type 2 diabetes mellitus was evaluated on High risk category for developing cardiovascular disease based on PROCAM score. Among urban patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 53.5% were found to be at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease based on the PROCAM score.
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