title: Coronary heart disease risk-factor profile in a lower middles class urban community in Pakistan.
abstract: We determined the risk-factor profile and prevalence of coronary heart disease in Metroville, a lower middle class urban community in Karachi, and compared them to the Pakistan health survey PNHS 1990-94, and the US health and nutrition survey 1988-94 NHANES111. Subjects < 18 years and pregnant women were excluded as were people with extreme ranges BMI [corrected] heart rate, height and waist. The prevalence of hypertension was 23% in men and women, hypercholesterolaemia was 17% in men and 22% in women (P < 0.001). Hyperglycaemia was present in 5% of men and women and obesity in 33% of men and 47% of women (P < 0.001). Compared to PNHS, the prevalences of obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and WHR were higher in our population. Mean values of BMI [corrected] cholesterol, WHR were higher in the US population while mean values were lower for diastolic blood pressure and blood glucose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan. nicvdedo@khi.comsats.net.pk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Najma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: A M A
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Faruqui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chagani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*