title: Prevalence of coronary artery disease in a semi urban population in
  Southern Sri Lanka
abstract: Prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD)
  is on the rise in Sri Lanka resulting in high hospital mortality
  rates. Because of paucity of community based data on CAD
  we carried out this study to assess prevalence of CAD and
  associated factors in a suburban population in Southern
  Sri Lanka.
  
  
  
  A cross sectional descriptive study was carried
  out among community living adults aged 30 years or more
  in Bope-Poddala Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area. Total
  of 1000 eligible individuals were recruited using cluster
  sampling. Cardiovascular Questionnaire of London School
  of Hygiene was administered to each participant by trained
  data collectors. CAD was diagnosed using criteria by
  Epstein and colleagues and electrocardiograms were
  classified according to the Minnesota code by a Cardiologist
  blinded to participant details
  
  
  
  Total of 579 (57.9%) females and 421 (42.1%) males
  were studied. Mean age of the group was 53 years. Among
  the participants 32% had cardiovascular risk related non
  communicable diseases (NCDs) and 22.2% had a family
  history of the same. Prevalence of CAD was 6.9% (95%
  CI: 5.33 - 0.47) and silent ischaemia was 2.2% (95%
  CI: 1.29 - 3.11). Only gender and past history of cardiovascular
  risk related NCDs emerged as predictors of CAD
  
  
  
  CAD was more prevalent among males and
  those with past history of cardiovascular risk related NCDs.
  Community based preventive programmes should be
  implemented to minimize the adverse impact of CAD.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jayawardene
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Samarutilake
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Zackie
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: De Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karunanayake
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weerasooriya