EVALUATION OF 10-YEAR RISK OF A MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Cardiovascular risk, South Indian WHO/ISH risk, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitusAbstract
Objective: The present study aimed to estimate the 10-year risk of a major cardiovascular event in
tuberculosis patients with and without diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients aged 40 to 80 years, both gender, either
pulmonary or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis with not less than 3 months were included for the study.
Patients with any cardiovascular comorbidities were excluded from the study. WHO/ISH risk prediction
charts was used to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk over 10 years. The association between
various study categorical variables was calculated by using Chi-Square test.
Results: A total 136 patients were included in the study. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the most common
type of tuberculosis (79%). 96% of the study patients belong to low-risk category according to WHO/ISH
risk. Statistically significant difference is observed with respect to age (p<0.001), SBP (p<0.001), type of
treatments (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that there is a low risk of cardiovascular disease in
tuberculosis patients
