title: Prevalence of ischemic heart disease among urban population of siliguri, west bengal.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of ischemic heart disease and the associated risk factors among the urban population of Siliguri.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of the population aged >/=40 years old in the Municipal Corporation area of Siliguri. Study variables were age, sex, occupation, addiction, food habit, physical activity, body mass index, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram change.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 250 individuals who took part in this study, 29 (11.6%) had ischemic heart disease (IHD) and 118 (47.2%) had hypertension. Males had a higher (13.5%) prevalence of IHD than females (9.4%). About 5% of the patients had asymptomatic IHD. IHD among the study population is significantly associated with hypertension and smoking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sukanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Joyti Bikash
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Sankar Chandra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Rudra Nath
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Manashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Partha Pratim
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pal