Regional variations in cardiovascular risk factors in India: India heart watch

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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2012; 4(4): 112-120
Published online Apr 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.112

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Figure 1 Secular trends in prevalence of major coronary risk factors in India. There is increasing prevalence of smoking, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes while hypertension prevalence has stabilised in urban (squares) and increasing in rural locations (triangles).

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Figure 2 Prospective studies of cardiovascular mortality in urban and rural Indian populations[29-32]: Age-adjusted cardiovascular disease mortality in urban India is almost twice that of the United States[2].

Citation: Gupta R, Guptha S, Sharma KK, Gupta A, Deedwania P. Regional variations in cardiovascular risk factors in India: India heart watch. World J Cardiol 2012; 4(4): 112-120
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.112