IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Bhaskar Saha; Shradha Suman

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Study of some cardiovascular risk factors among tribal and non–tribal population of 1st year medical students of a government medical college of Jharkhand, India

Bhaskar Saha, Shradha Suman

Abstract :

Cardio vascular diseases (CVD) has assumed epidemic proportion in India. It is one of the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in India. The present study is an attempt to look for this recognized factors among young 1st year students. Objective of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of some cardiovascular risk factors including different anthropometric parameters, serum lipid profile among tribal and non–tribal population of 1st year students of RIMS, Jharkhand. 101students were randomly selected. Anthropometric measurements i.e. Height (Ht), Weight (Wt), Waist circumference (Wc) and Hip Circumference (Hc) were taken. Body mass index (BMI) and Waist–Hip ratio (WHR) was calculated along with estimation of fasting serum lipid profile. Low HDL, a common cardiovascular risk factor, was prevalent among the female students. Female students have significant higher risk of metabolic complication according to WC, where as BMI and WHR fails to show such relation.