Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India
There is an increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indian men and women of younger ages but research related to CVD risk behaviors in college-going women in India is limited. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey conducted among 554 students from two women's colleges in...
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| description | There is an increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indian men and women of younger ages but research related to CVD risk behaviors in college-going women in India is limited. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey conducted among 554 students from two women's colleges in Chennai showed that there was an alarmingly high prevalence of unhealthy diet and inadequate exercise, a moderately high prevalence of psychosocial risk and a low prevalence of tobacco use and alcohol consumption. It is imperative to increase awareness and provide targeted interventions to help our young women adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b6195c0c2834a56a0d755a36b6514852022-12-21T21:21:30ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322020-09-01725451453Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in IndiaVaishnav Natarajan0Tharani Sekar1Priya Chockalingam2Cardiac Wellness Institute, Chennai, IndiaCardiac Wellness Institute, Chennai, IndiaCorresponding author. Cardiac Wellness Institute, No.21, 5th Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai, 600090, India.; Cardiac Wellness Institute, Chennai, IndiaThere is an increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indian men and women of younger ages but research related to CVD risk behaviors in college-going women in India is limited. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey conducted among 554 students from two women's colleges in Chennai showed that there was an alarmingly high prevalence of unhealthy diet and inadequate exercise, a moderately high prevalence of psychosocial risk and a low prevalence of tobacco use and alcohol consumption. It is imperative to increase awareness and provide targeted interventions to help our young women adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483220302133Cardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsCollege-going women |
| spellingShingle | Vaishnav Natarajan Tharani Sekar Priya Chockalingam Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India Indian Heart Journal Cardiovascular disease Risk factors College-going women |
| title | Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India |
| title_full | Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India |
| title_short | Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college-going women in a major metropolis in India |
| title_sort | prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in college going women in a major metropolis in india |
| topic | Cardiovascular disease Risk factors College-going women |
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