Socio–economic position and cardiovascular risk in rural indian adolescents

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Ashwinkumar Waghmode, Pranay Gandhi

Objectives

This study examined association between socio-economic position and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents to

investigate whether childhood socio-economic position is a risk factor for future cardiovascular disease, independently of adult behaviours.

Study design and methods

Cross-sectional associations between socio-economic position and cardiovascular risk factors were examined using linear regression models.

Results

The mean BMI was 16.7 kg/m2 for boys and 17.8 kg/m2 for girls. Socio-economic position was positively associated with fat mass index (0.15

kg/m2; 95% CI: 0.05-0.25) and inversely associated with central-peripheral skinfold ratio (−0.04; 95% CI: −0.06 to −0.01) and, in boys, fasting

triglycerides (−0.05; 95% CI: −0.09 to −0.01).

Conclusions

The study thus showed that lower socio-economic position may be associated with greater central adiposity and higher triglyceride levels in

these settings.