.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur
THERE is less risk of developing coronary
Heart diseases if vou lead the traditional
Indian lifestyle oIf good food, joint farmly, morning players and good education. This was the message delivered at
the end of a four year comparative study
undertaken by IvIonilek Hospital and
Research Centre (MHRC), Jaipur.
The reseatch led by Raleev Gupta,
frad of tire department of medicine at
the MHRC, involve,] a laige scale survey
for determining prevalence of coronary
heart disease and LOronai y i isk factors
among 5,30 individuals in rural and
urban populations of Rajasthan. After
conducting intei views and carrying out
physical examination and ECC tests, the
researchers concluded that the disease
individuals of was widespitiad among years and more. The overall pievalence of coronary, heart disease in rural
Rajasthan WaS found to be 3-5/1000 and
rucre thin double at 76/1000 in Li than
individuals. These figures are higher
than those found in other states where
Stich studies were conducted. But
the news is Hot so good for Delhi's
population, where the prevalance of
heart disease is higher than the figures
in Rajasthan.
When compared with previously
conducted studies since the '60s. corn
nary heart disease has gone up in the
country. I lie urban ill areas have experienced a nine-fold increase and in the
rural areas it has gone up by three times.
I'wo studies conducted in Delhi had
hither figures of 97/1000and 75/1000.
The team also studied the prevalence of risk factors in developing core
nary heart disease. It was found that 46
per cent men and 10 per cent women
Smoked. Nine per cent of the target
group suffeied from high blood
pi essure considei i rig WHO standards of
BE > 160/90 and if Ls standards of
it, > 140/90 is considered then the riumbei goes ill, to 25 per cent. Eight Pei cent
Of the Study population was obese and
12 per cent had abdominal obesity.
Patient ilicclical historv revealed that
_5 Pei cent had diabetes. Factors other
thin smoking were more prevalent in
urban areas, while smoking in rural
areas was higher.
The MHRC study also took into
account social and other risk factors
which are termed as unconventional
coronary risk factors. They found that
illiterates and less literate persons were
more prone to smoking and had higher
BP. It also showed that people living in
nuclear families, in small congested
houses with more children carried
higher risk to heart disease. In contrast,
men who lived in large joint families in
houses with lots of open spice had
lesser corollary heart disease. Also it was
found that people who had a daily ritual
of playing were healthier.
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