Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan?
Objective: To explore the association of gender with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among adolescents. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted 2016-2019 in low-income schools in Karachi after approval from the ethics review board of Dow University of Health Sciences, and compris...
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Objective: To explore the association of gender with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among adolescents.
Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted 2016-2019 in low-income schools in Karachi after approval from the ethics review board of Dow University of Health Sciences, and comprised adolescents of both genders aged 11-17 years. Anthropometric measurements and lifestyle behaviours were used to generate risk profile for cardiovascular diseases. Data was analysed using SPSS 16.
Results: Of the 1195 subjects, 468(39.2%) were boys and 727(60.8%) were girls. The mean age was 13.9±1.6 years. Mean family size was 5.9±3.64. Overall, 989(91.3%) participants consumed soft drinks, 44(4%) were smokers, 340(48.4%) consumed betel nut, 215(32.9%) Pan, 125(21.2%) Gutka and 9(1.7%) Bidi. Of the total, 867(83.3%) participants were physically less active than recommended, and daily screen time was >2 hours among 513(45.7%) participants. Body mass index and body fat percentage were significantly higher among girls (p<0.05). Higher rates of diastolic and systolic blood pressure and hand grip strength were observed in boys compared to girls (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Interventional programmes in schools should emphasise the need for healthy lifestyle behaviours, increased physical activity, good eating habits and smoking cessation.
Key Words: CVD risk factors, Adolescents, Lifestyle behaviours, Micronutrients, Pakistan.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7c133b6a04c42b18e0f90582a9945262023-06-26T04:32:00ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-06-0173710.47391/JPMA.6735Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan?Nida Jawed0Nilofer Fatimi Safdar1Anishta Mehdi2Sumera Inam3Kashif Shafique4Salma Badruddin5School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan Objective: To explore the association of gender with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among adolescents. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted 2016-2019 in low-income schools in Karachi after approval from the ethics review board of Dow University of Health Sciences, and comprised adolescents of both genders aged 11-17 years. Anthropometric measurements and lifestyle behaviours were used to generate risk profile for cardiovascular diseases. Data was analysed using SPSS 16. Results: Of the 1195 subjects, 468(39.2%) were boys and 727(60.8%) were girls. The mean age was 13.9±1.6 years. Mean family size was 5.9±3.64. Overall, 989(91.3%) participants consumed soft drinks, 44(4%) were smokers, 340(48.4%) consumed betel nut, 215(32.9%) Pan, 125(21.2%) Gutka and 9(1.7%) Bidi. Of the total, 867(83.3%) participants were physically less active than recommended, and daily screen time was >2 hours among 513(45.7%) participants. Body mass index and body fat percentage were significantly higher among girls (p<0.05). Higher rates of diastolic and systolic blood pressure and hand grip strength were observed in boys compared to girls (p<0.05). Conclusion: Interventional programmes in schools should emphasise the need for healthy lifestyle behaviours, increased physical activity, good eating habits and smoking cessation. Key Words: CVD risk factors, Adolescents, Lifestyle behaviours, Micronutrients, Pakistan. https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6735 |
| spellingShingle | Nida Jawed Nilofer Fatimi Safdar Anishta Mehdi Sumera Inam Kashif Shafique Salma Badruddin Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| title | Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? |
| title_full | Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? |
| title_fullStr | Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? |
| title_short | Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? |
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| url | https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6735 |
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