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Risk Factors And Behaviours For Coronary Artery Disease (Cad) Among Ambulatory Pakistanis, S P. Iqbal, S Dodani, Riaz Qureshi
Risk Factors And Behaviours For Coronary Artery Disease (Cad) Among Ambulatory Pakistanis, S P. Iqbal, S Dodani, Riaz Qureshi
Department of Family Medicine
Objective: To determine the frequency and distribution of various risk factors and behaviours for coronary artery disease (CAD) among ambulatory Pakistanis.
Methods: It is a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, a teaching hospital in Karachi. All the subjects were adults (18-60 years) presenting at the general checkup clinic with no history or evidence of CAD by convenient sampling method. Demographic variables included risk factors and behaviors including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, family history of heart disease, obesity, smoking and sedentary lifestyle.
Results: Among 370 ambulatory Pakistanis, the proportions of major risk factors for CAD were: …