Key result
Elevated 30-year cardiovascular risk affects ~13% of medical students, driven by standard cardiometabolic factors.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease is a major global health problem with risks evident even in children and adolescents, but knowledge, attitude, practice, and risk factors among young medical students were not well characterized.
Cross-Sectional (n=247)
No
Despite having good knowledge and attitudes regarding cardiovascular disease, a significant proportion of young medical students exhibit elevated cardiovascular risk factors, including abnormal BMI, central obesity, and abnormal blood glucose.
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Supports targeted CVD risk screening in young adults; leaves open whether knowledge alone reduces long-term risk in medical trainees.
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global health problem, with hazards evident even in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to measure the knowledge, attitude and practice of young medical students at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) with regards to CVD, their CVD risk score and its associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 247 preclinical students from March to July 2019. Validated self-reported questionnaires were used which includes sociodemographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of CVD. A standardized scales were used to measure body mass index (BMI), digital sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure and blood glucose test kit for random blood sugar. CVD risk score was calculated based on a 30-years risk Framingham simple model of calculation using BMI. Univariate analysis and linear regression were used to identify the significant predictors. Results: The mean age was 21 (SD = 1.016) years old. 13.4 % of the students had elevated CVD risk scores. Prevalence central obesity, abnormal random blood glucose and abnormal BMI were 35.2%, 70.4% and 40.5% respectively. The participants scored good marks in KAP (97.6%). The relationship between CVD risk score with increasing age, male gender, smoking, increasing weight, low height, increased BMI and high systolic blood pressure were significant. Conclusion:The major risks of cardiovascular disease are widely distributed among students. Despite being in medical school and having a decent KAP score, there are smokers and students who live a sedentary lifestyle.
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Shalihin et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk (n=247). Sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors vs. Students without risk factors was evaluated on Elevated 30-year cardiovascular disease risk score. Among 247 preclinical medical students, 13.4% had elevated 30-year cardiovascular disease risk scores, which were significantly associated with increasing age, male gender, smoking, higher BMI, and higher systolic blood pressure.
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