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Risk Appraisal for Cardiovascular Disease among Selected Young Adult Women in Coimbatore, India


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1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore– 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore – 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Women's nutrition is another crosscutting issue that influences all aspects of health and well-being through adolescent into their early twenties. Young women undergo dramatic changes including physical, social, cognitive and emotional development. Considering the issues important to the health and lifestyle of young women, this study focused on the assessment of risk for cardiovascular diseases among young women in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A total of 300 women between the age group of 20 and 40 years were identified for the conduct of the study. The selected women subjects were assessed for the risk of cardiovascular diseases using a formulated risk assessment index (RAI). The selected women were appraised by categorization of the subjects into low risk, moderate risk and high risk based on the scores. These Risk Assessment Index scores were compared with lipid profile of the subjects.

Keywords

Women, Diet, Exercise, Healthcare, Obesity, Risk Appraisal, Lipid Profile, India
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Authors

S. Thilagamani
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore– 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Uma Mageshwari
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore – 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Women's nutrition is another crosscutting issue that influences all aspects of health and well-being through adolescent into their early twenties. Young women undergo dramatic changes including physical, social, cognitive and emotional development. Considering the issues important to the health and lifestyle of young women, this study focused on the assessment of risk for cardiovascular diseases among young women in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A total of 300 women between the age group of 20 and 40 years were identified for the conduct of the study. The selected women subjects were assessed for the risk of cardiovascular diseases using a formulated risk assessment index (RAI). The selected women were appraised by categorization of the subjects into low risk, moderate risk and high risk based on the scores. These Risk Assessment Index scores were compared with lipid profile of the subjects.

Keywords


Women, Diet, Exercise, Healthcare, Obesity, Risk Appraisal, Lipid Profile, India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2010%2Fv3i6%2F29780