Abstract
Objective: The main purpose of this study is to determine CVD risk factors in the healthy population of district Jamshoro, Sindh.
Methodology:The cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2023 to December 2023, in this study, apparently healthy young adults of not more than 40 years of age were included. A self-designed questionnaire was set for the collection of data. Blood pressure was taken by the standard method through a digital apparatus, BMI was calculated by South Asian standards, and the blood sample was taken after 10 hours of fasting for lipid profile and fasting blood sugar. Collected data was analyzed by SPSS version 26.0.
Results: In this study, one risk factor was found in 76% of the participants, and Obesity was found in 29% and 30% respectively in male and female participants. Central obesity was found higher in females 61% than in males 35%. Male participants had been found to have a higher systolic blood pressure than females 40% and 22% respectively. Cholesterol and blood sugar levels were found higher in 7%, triglyceride level was found higher in 35%, and HDL was less than the desired level in 26% of the population. LDL was prevalent in 6% of all the participants.
Conclusion: This study concluded that 3 risk factors were found higher in females, and 4 risk factors were found higher in males, thus making the male population more prone for affected by CVD even at an early age. In addition, all risk factors were more prevalent in people over 30 years of age. Therefore results of the study were similar to most studies done.