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| Indian urban adults below 40 years of age and their risk |
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- One third of adults have undesirable blood pressure (=130/85 mm Hg)
- 40% of men and 50% of women are overweight, while 10-15% of individuals are obese
- A third have undesirable lipid profile. 45% of men and 70% of women have low levels of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). This increases the risk of heart attack or stroke (paralysis), substantially.
- 10% have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that increases the risk of developing diabetes and Cardiovascular diseases by two-fold. People with this syndrome suffer from at least three of the following - diabetes, obesity, hypertension, raised "low density" blood cholesterol and raised blood triglycerides (another form of dietary fat). These people are at greatly increased risk of future heart disease and stroke as well as the other complications of diabetes.
- 15% men and 7% women have at least two risk factors for Cardiovascular disease (heart disease) ( That means the 15% of men and 7% of the adult women have two of the following: . hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking). Also, 55% men and 37% women have at least one risk factor.
India has a higher number of people with diabetes than any other country in the world with estimates ranging from 19.4 million in 1995 to 32.7 million in 2000. The number of people with diabetes is expected to rise 195% in India from 1995 to 2025 to reach 57.2 million in 2025. By then, most people with diabetes in developing countries will be in the 45-64 age range, affected in their most productive years. |
- In India, after cataract and vitamin A deficiency, diabetes is a major cause of blindness.Diabetes is also the leading cause of kidney failure and foot amputations.It is also a major cause of heart attacks & strokes.
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