Coronary Heart Disease, A Gift of Modern  Civilization

Dr Sudha Jha; Dr. Naved Ahmad; Dr. Surya Kant Nagtilak; Dr. Maheshwar Chawla

Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Coronary Heart Disease, A Gift of Modern Civilization

Dr Sudha Jha, Dr. Naved Ahmad, Dr. Surya Kant Nagtilak, Dr. Maheshwar Chawla

Abstract :

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death in India. So, the aim of our study is to find out the association of various risk factors like BMI, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, family history, physical activity, socioeconomic status & association of diet with CHD. The study subjects were 150 clinically diagnosed patients suffering from CHD & 50 healthy controls of both sex & varying age groups, we have found that 61% of males & 68% of females having CHD were having family history of CHD, 68% males & 55% females having CHD were hypertensive, 31% males & 41% females having CHD were having diabetes, 79% males & 57% females having CHD are smokers, 34% males & 39% females having CHD are obese, 61% males & 50% females CHD patients are having dyslipidemia, we also found positive co–relation of socioeconomic status, physical activity & diet with CHD.