CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN WOMEN- A STUDY ON SERUM LIPIDS AND LIPOPROTEINS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 56
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are now the most common cause of death worldwide. Most of the risk factors for coronary artery disease were similar for both men and women, but some are unique to women. The present study was carried out to identify the presence of risk factors of CAD in a group of working women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive study was carried out in which distribution of serum lipids and other risk factors of CAD in 200 females of different age groups ranging from 20 to 60 years were assessed. The statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA test and correlation study. RESULTS The mean values for lipids are total cholesterol - 184.88 ± 30.8, triglycerides - 100.57 ± 38.42, LDL cholesterol - 114.79 ± 32.64, HDL cholesterol - 49.95 ± 10.5 and total cholesterol/HDL ratio - 3.88. Comparison of the parameters in different age group shows the risk category is more in group 4, which include women in age group 46-60 yrs. CONCLUSION The analysis reveals that the level of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides are higher in older age groups while HDL cholesterol levels are decreasing as age advances and that the women in postmenopausal age group has a more atherogenic lipid profile than premenopausal women. Those with other risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity have more atherogenic lipid profile.
Authors and Affiliations
Genga Sadasivan Nair, Jessy Sumangala Janardhanan, Sreekumari Sivarama Pillai
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