title: Study of cardiovascular risk factors among tertiary hospital employees and their families.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among administrative employees working at a tertiary hospital (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi) and their families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a total of 453 individuals aged 30 years and above. The mean age of the study group was 43.3 ± 9.5 years. There was a high prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors - current smoking 58 (12.8%), tobacco consumption 26 (5.7%), family history of coronary artery disease 79 (17.4%), diabetes mellitus 25 (5.8%), hypertension 94 (20.7%), hypercholesterolemia 110 (25.7%), hypertriglyceridemia 148 (34.5%), physical inactivity 180 (39.7%), body mass index ≥23 kg/m(2) 350 (77.3%), central obesity 201 (80.1%) of males and 163 (80.7%) of females, inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption 387 (85.4%), heavy drinking 12 (2.6%), and stress 58 (12.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This indicates an urgent need to initiate a comprehensive health promotion and cardiovascular disease prevention programme at workplace and community level.
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. divyasharma.gmmh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vatsa
authors.forename: Ramakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lakshmy
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Vinay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D000078329:Workforce