Prevalence of dyslipidemia among tribals of Jharkhand with chest discomfort

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr. Leo Minkan Khoya, Dr. Anima Ranjni Xalxo, Dr. Joy Peter Barla, Dr. Alok Praveen Ekka

AIMS: Cross sectional observational comparative study in a tertiary care hospital on Prevalence of dyslipidemia among tribals of

Jharkhand with chest discomfort.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: 102 subjects (53 males & 49 females) were selected for the study, who had presented with chest

discomfort and history of dyslipidemia.

RESULTS: In this study result shows that in males, the mean serum cholesterol level had a rise, but not much significant from the

age groups 30–39 to 50–59 years followed by a significant fall in age group 60 and above. Whereas in females there was a

significant rise in mean serum cholesterol level from age group 30–39 to 50–59, followed by a significant fall in age group 60 and

above, which was still higher than that age groups 30–39 and 40–49.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of dyslipidemia in patient with chest discomfort is 1.41% among tribal population of Jharkhand

and the prevalence was found exclusively in tribal female living in urban area.