Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases among women in a South Asian population: a descriptive study of modifiable risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was the assessment of modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among women versus men at a newly developed preventive cardiology clinic of a large tertiary care cardiac centre in Pakistan.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

Tertiary care cardiac hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Participants

Data for this study were obtained retrospectively from a prospectively collected ongoing registry. We have included all female and male individuals who have presented or were referred to our clinic for primary prevention. All the participants had no history of ischaemic heart disease.

Outcome measure

In this study, we evaluated the CVD risk factors, estimated risk of CVD, and glycaemic and cholesterol control at baseline

SUBMITTER: Rauf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature