1Community Medicine, SMS & R, Greater Noida, UP
2Community Medicine, MAMC, Delhi
Online published on 1 June, 2012.
The present study was carried out with the objective to determine and compare the prevalence of CHD in urban and rural communities of Delhi.
A community-based epidemiological study from Delhi. The study was carried out by conducting a houseto-house survey. WHO Rose Questionnaire was used to detect angina among the study subjects. ECG was recorded using single-channel BPL ECG machine and was reported by a cardiologist.
The overall prevalence of Coronary heart disease was observed to be 12.0% (95%CI: 9.71–14.29). The prevalence of Coronary heart disease was observed to be significantly higher among urban study subjects (14.8%; 95%CI: 11.0518.55) as compared to that among rural study subjects (9.7%; 95%CI: 6.88–12.52) (p<0.05). Out of the total 92 cases of Coronary heart disease in the present study, 51(55.5%) cases were detected either on the basis of ECG tracing or Rose questionnaire, while rest of the 41(44.5%) cases were known cases of Coronary heart disease.
The present study clearly indicates that the prevalence of CHD in India is a major problem of public health importance in India.
CHD, prevalence, urban, rural, WHO Rose questionnaire, ECG, public health
