Key result
Medical students exhibit high rates of cardiovascular risk factors, including ~53% physical inactivity.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular diseases are lifestyle diseases that often begin in adolescence, but the prevalence of risk factors among medical undergraduates in West Bengal was not well characterized.
Cross-Sectional (n=96)
There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students, highlighting the need for early lifestyle interventions.
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High CV risk prevalence in medical students warrants awareness; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention without longitudinal data.
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are “lifestyle diseases” cause death worldwide. Most are acquired starting from adolescence. So this study was designed following objective to determine the prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among medical undergraduates of a district of West Bengal. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study conducted 96 medical students Analysis of results was done by percentage and proportion. Results: A total of 96 students were interviewed and examined. Mean age 19.3 years. 37.7% male, 8.3% were alcohol users. 53.1% did no exercise. 12.5% were current smokers Abnormal waist hip ratio in 46.5% female.35.8% males were pre hypertensive while 4% boys were hypertensive. 4.5% were early diabetic 4.5% high had high blood cholesterol. Conclusions: A high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases was found that emphasizes the need of interventions to reduce these risk factors among these future doctors.
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Ahmed et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=96). Cardiovascular risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiovascular risk factors were highly prevalent among medical students, including physical inactivity, smoking, and abnormal waist-hip ratio in females.
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