Table 4: Comparison of prevalence of risk factors in different studies.
Author Risk Factors |
David D [15] |
William BR [16] |
V Singh [14] |
Dantas RA [22] |
Present study |
Age > 40 yrs |
- |
- |
- |
79.6% |
98% |
Smoking |
80% |
27% |
4.3% |
34.7% |
42% |
Hypertension |
40% |
27% |
26% |
71.4% |
68% |
Diabetes Mellitus |
18% |
4.5% |
16% |
42.4% |
32% |
Obesity |
- |
25% |
6.9% |
57.2% |
24% |
P/H IHD |
- |
- |
21.7% |
- |
24% |