Table 2 Prevalence of CVD risk factors among medical students in different studies from India
Study | Mukhopadhay et al. (2021) | Rustagi et al. [30] | Paul B et al. [9] | Kurian et al. [31] | Nanjesh et al. [10] | Ameer Khan et al. [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 433 | 433 | 458 | 144 | 500 | 396 |
Grades | Undergraduate | Undergraduate | Undergraduate | Undergraduate | Undergraduate | – |
Site | East India | North India | South India | South India | South India | South India |
F/H of CVD (%) | 21.0 | – | 64.2 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 8.1 |
Tobacco intake (%) | 29.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 4.0 |
Alcohol intake (%) | 21.0 | 28.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 27.0 | – |
Low physical activity (%) | 29.6 | 42.6 | 47.6 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 13.6 |
Overweight (%) | 16.4 | – | 38.2b | 15.0 | 29.0 | – |
Obese (%) | 53.6 | – | 12.0 | 5.8 | ||
High SBP (%) | 18.5 | – | 27.1a | 10.0 | 1.2a | 2.0a |
High DBP (%) | 13.9 | – | 21.0 | |||
Increased waist circumference (%) | 26.1 | – | – | 23.0 | 15.2 | – |
High LDL (%) | 29.3 | – | – | 5.0 | – | – |
High TG (%) | 33.9 | – | – | 13.0 | – | – |
High TC (%) | 19.2 | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
Low HDL (%) | 17.8 | – | – | 33.0 | – | – |
High CVD risk ratio (%) | 14.3 | – | – | 16.0 | – | – |