Sehrish Khan, Muhammad Farhan Khan, Mudassir Iqbal Dar.
Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors between health and non health professionals.
Pak Heart J Jan ;48(2):71-6.

Objective: To determine the percentage prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among males of Karachi aged above 40 years and to compare them between health and non-health professionals. Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The participants were males aged above 40 years and were divided in two equal groups, one comprising of health professionals and the other of non-health professionals.Data was collected by a questionnaire which contained variables including hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, type A personality, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, family history of CVD and past history of CVD. Frequencies were calculated for each variable and their association with the profession was determined by Chi-Sq test and p value. Results: Among male population of Karachi above 40 years of age, prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, alcoholism, Type A personality, obesity, physical inactivity, family history of CVD and past history of CVD were found to be 33.3%, 21%, 21.4%, 15.7%, 2.4%, 35.7% and 21.4%,46.7%, 84.8% and 12.4% respectively. Except for physical inactivity, all the risk factors were found to be more common among non-health than health professionals. Conclusion: CVD risk factors are present but not very commonly among males of Karachi aged above 40 years. Non-health professionals have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors. Physical inactivity was more common in health than non-health professionals.

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