Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics

John Masih ¹, A. Bansal ¹, K. Thakur Amit ¹, U. S. Painkara ¹

Affiliations
1 Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur, IN

Abstract

Back Ground :Countless actors have hammed death by clutching their heart in imagined pain before collapsing ,yet this Bollywood over kill has had no effect on most Indians, who remain oblivious to the threat of cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) till it comes knocking on their doors.
Material and method: The study is retrospective in nature and was conducted in a tertiary care hospital. The data was collected in a pre drawn and pre tested proforma between May 2003 and May 2004.
Variables: Age, gender, Nature of diet, Obesity, Family history, Smoking, Alcoholism etc. Observations and Discussion: More than fifty percent patients were either normotensive or in pre hypertensive stage.18 % and 29 % were in hypertension stage-I, II and III. There were only five patients who gave history of hypertension running in their families.45 % were hypertensive obese out of these 67.85 % were suffering from Diabetes. 52.72 % smokers were found hypertensive.
Conclusion and Recommendations: Modifiable factors played an important role in causing hypertension along with some biological factors like obesity, diabetes etc. The impact of these factors can be minimized by changing their life style like spend at least 30 minutes in exercise every day, reduce their body weight etc.

Keywords

Life style, Waistlines

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John Masih ¹, A. Bansal ¹, K. Thkur Amit ¹, U. S. Painkara ¹

Affiliations
1 Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur, IN

Abstract

Back Ground: One person dies from diabetes and two more get the disease every 10 seconds in India. The number of diabetics in the country has crossed 60 million and is expected to reach 100 million mark by 2030.
Objective: To study the epidemiological profile of diabetic patients.
Nature of study: Retrospective study.
Statistical Analysis: Expressed in terms of simple proportion.
Material and method: Diabetics who were admitted in a Medical College Hospital were taken as sample. Diabetics detail was taken in a pre drawn proforma. As per requirement, Random blood sugar, Serum cholesterol level of each patient was conducted. Collected data were analyzed and inferences were drawn.
Findings and Discussion: Higher proportion of females was the sufferers in comparison to their male counterparts. More than three-fourth patients were non vegetarian.68.42% males and 66.66%females were found obese.
Conclusion and recommendations: Thus, a great deal of emphasis is to be given for making aware the community about disease resulting early screening, diagnosis and proper treatment.

Keywords

Mascots, Obese Paradox, Genetically Loaded

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John Masih ¹, P. Shukla ¹, K. Thakur Amit ², U. S. Painkara ²

Affiliations
1 Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur, Bastar (C.G.) 494001, IN
2 Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur, IN

Abstract

Back Ground: Irrespective of age or gender ,however ,as waistlines grow, so do health risks. Central obesity-storing fat around the waist-raises risk of heart attacks and diabetes, with Indian at high risk because of their genetic predisposition to sport potbellies.

Material and method: All participants were obese and of both sexes. The data were collected in a pre designed and pretested Performa.

Statistical analysis: were expressed in simple term of proportion.

Observations and discussion: As age advances more and more persons fall victim of obesity irrespective of gender except in 71+ years category. On gender wise analysis it was found that more diabetic males were obese in comparison to their females counter parts where more non diabetic females were found obese. On analysis as per diet, it has been observed that 87.09% persons consuming non-vegetarian in comparison to only 12.90% vegetarians in the present study. It has been observed that there were no alcoholic females in the sample cases, of the alcoholic males, 68.00% were obese. In the present study there were only three female smokers. Out of these three female smokers 33.33% were obese while in case of 47 male smokers, 61.70% were found obese.

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