TY - JOUR AU - Fawad, Ahmad AU - Hafizullah, Muhammad AU - Saqib, Muhammad AU - Gul, Adnan Mehmood AU - Jan, Hikmat Ullah AU - Faheem, Muhammad PY - 2011/10/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG JOURNALISTS IN PESHAWAR - THE PESHAWAR HEART STUDY JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 24 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1000 SP - AB - <strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><p>Objective:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">To assess the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in journalists working in</span><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><p>Material and Methods:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">This was a descriptive study involving journalists working in Peshawar<p>recruited in Peshawar Heart Study (PHS). All participants were interviewed in detail including family</p><p>history, past medical history, smoking history and medications history. Dietary habits were explored. All</p><p>participants' pulse, blood pressure, BMI and waist hip ratio was determined. Their random blood sugar</p><p>and total cholesterol was checked. Twelve lead ECG was recorded. Data was analyzed for cardiovascular</p></span></p><p>disease risk factors.</p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><p>Results</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: small;">: </span></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">Total of 150 Journalists were interviewed at press club Peshawar. Mean age was 32+ 7.7 years.<p>Current smokers were 36% (n=54). Naswar was consumed by 6 % (n=10). Family history of</p><p>cardiovascular disease was present in 30% (n=46). Only 26% (n=40) took regular exercise. Mean Body</p><p>Mass Index was 25.68 + 4.78. Mean W/H ratio was 0.91 + 0.03. Mean systolic blood pressure was 115.</p><p>31 + 14.63 mmHg while 20% (n=31) had systolic of &gt; 140 mmHg. Mean diastolic blood pressure was</p><p>75.30 + 9.92 mmHg. Mean cholesterol was 158 .53 + 20.31 mg%. Mean random blood sugar was 98.</p></span></p><p>28+32.12 mg% with five journalists having more than 180mg%.</p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: small;"><p>Conclusion:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">Risks factors for cardiovascular disease like obesity, smoking, sedentary life style,<p>hypercholesterolemia and hypertension were found prevalent among the journalists working in district</p></span></p><p>Peshawar.</p></em></span></em></span></em></span></p><p>Peshawar</p></em></span> ER -