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%