Authors : Khogare D. T.
Page Nos : 261-267
Description :
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is claim near about 5 to 6 million in the Indian population. It account 64 per cent of all deaths in every year in India. There are several CVD risk factors which gives more burdens to build cardiovascular disease (CVD). Present investigation has been account to assess the correlation in the prevalence of CVD with the specified risk factor in particular food intake pattern among CVD patients in Sangli District of Maharashtra state. 50 cardiovascular disease male patients between 40 to 60 years in age from Sangli district were chosen by purposive random sampling method. Adequate level of food intake and habituated factors were assessed with two way analysis method of correlation coefficient. Present investigation conclude that mostly non vegetarians except fish eaters, consumption of milk and milk products, animal originated fats, groundnut oil and habituated factors like drinking alcohol, soft drinks and smoking cigarette found strongly associated with more prevalence of CVD.
