Prevalence of ischemic heart disease among urban population of siliguri, west bengal.
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.
Mandal
Sukanta
S
Department of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Saha
Joyti Bikash
JB
Mandal
Sankar Chandra
SC
Bhattacharya
Rudra Nath
RN
Chakraborty
Manashi
M
Pal
Partha Pratim
PP