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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2011; 3(6): 201-206
Published online Jun 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i6.201
Conventional risk factors among newly diagnosed coronary heart disease patients in Delhi
Sanjiv K Bhasin, Shridhar Dwivedi, Ali Dehghani, Rahul Sharma
Sanjiv K Bhasin, Ali Dehghani, Rahul Sharma, Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi 110095, India
Shridhar Dwivedi, Department of Medicine/Preventive Cardiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Delhi 110062, India
Author contributions: Bhasin SK and Dwivedi S designed the research; Bhasin SK, Dwivedi S and Dehghani A performed the research; Bhasin SK, Dwivedi S, Dehghani A and Sharma R analyzed the data; Bhasin SK, Dehghani A and Sharma R wrote the paper; Bhasin SK and Dwivedi S edited and reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Sanjiv K Bhasin, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India. sk1bhasin@gmail.com
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Received: February 28, 2011
Revised: April 23, 2011
Accepted: May 1, 2011
Published online: June 26, 2011
Abstract

AIM: To analyze the conventional risk factors among newly diagnosed cases of coronary heart disease (CHD) admitted to a hospital in Delhi, India.

METHODS: This hospital-based prospective study included 276 consecutive newly diagnosed cases of CHD in the Coronary Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi.

RESULTS: The mean age of the cases was 49.7 ± 9.5 years, with the youngest case aged 27 years. The two risk factors present most frequently among the cases were inadequate physical activity and abnormal lipid profile. Just about 3.6% of cases in our study had a physical activity level (PAL) that could be termed as “active”, with a large proportion (96.4%) having a PAL suggestive of a sedentary lifestyle. A majority of patients were found to be current tobacco smokers (53.3%) and 188 (68.1%) subjects were lifetime ever smokers. There was not a single case who did not have one or more of the risk factors. More than one-quarter (n = 76) had six or more of the studied risk factors.

CONCLUSION: Indians have among the CHD highest mortality rates amongst all ethnic groups studied so far. It is important to study the regional epidemiology of the cardiovascular events to allow for location-specific prevention and control programs.

Keywords: Risk factors, Coronary heart disease, Geographical-distribution, Epidemiology