Burden of cardiovascular problem and their risk factors among adolescent school children in Kolkata : an introspection
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2018, Vol 116, Issue 7
Abstract
This cross-sectional study was conducted among the adolescent school children of 9th grade (14- 16 years) studying in 21 schools of Kolkata which were selected by using stratified random sampling based on school types and socio-economic status (SES). Total number of participants was 1651. Overall 21% reported known cardiac deaths among their first-degree relatives. Total 36 students (2.29%) were detected with cardiac murmurs. Almost a quarter (23.75%) of the participants were overweight and had abnormal blood pressure including both prehypertension and hypertension. Proportion with over-nutrition was more among the upper socio-economic group. Unhealthy eating practice and physical inactivity might have contributed to childhood over-weight and obesity. Early implementation of schoolbased awareness development programme regarding cardiovascular disease and appropriate lifestyle modification might be useful in delaying development of atherosclerosis in at-risk school-children.
Authors and Affiliations
Soumitra Kumar, Debabrata Roy, Arunangshu Ganguly, Monoranjan Mondal, Tanmoy Mahapatra, Sanchita Mahapatra, Sandipta Chakraborty, Nilanjana Chakraborty, Mrinal Kanti Das, Pradip Kumar Deb
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