ISSN 0975-3583
 

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CVD RISK FACTOR AMONG THE PREMENOPAUSAL BODO WOMEN AND NON BODO WOMEN WORKING IN KOKRAJHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE ASSAM


    Dr Arpana Hazarika ,Dr Soumitra Nath ,Dr Arijit Mazumder ,Dr Sima Sonowal
    JCDR. 2023: 1081-1089

    Abstract

    World especially India had been witnessing a sharp increase of death and disability due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Prevention, cure and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) necessitate true picture of the spread of CVD risk factors throughout the country. Among few surveys in India, very little reports were from Kokrajhar. This study aimed to report the status of CVD risk factors among Bodo tribe and non Bodo premenapausal women of Kokrajhar Medical College Methods: Comparative study of BP ,BMI was conducted on 50 Bodo tribe and 50 Non Bodo premenaupasal women among the staff and faculties with no apparent CVD related symptom of Kokrajhar Medical College Results: Almost 2 fold more susceptibility to develop hypertension, pre-hypertension and obesity was found in nonbodo premenopausal women over 8.0%, 15.6% and 22.1% of respective affected Bodo women . This trend increased up to 3 fold in > 40 years age group. This >40 when compared with < 40 years age group nearly 16 fold and 11 fold significantly increased hypertension risk was reported in nonbodo and Bodo premenapausal women respectively

    Description

    .

    » PDF

    Volume & Issue

    Volume 14 Issue 6

    Keywords

    .