Raja Ram Dhungana|P Thapa|Surya Devkota|Palash Chandra Banik|Yadav Gurung|Shirin Jahan Mumu|Arun Shayami|Liaquat Ali
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A community-based cross-sectional study in a peri-urban community of Kathmandu, Nepal
Bangladesh University|University of Dhaka|Nepal Family Development Foundation|Ministry of Health and Population|Tribhuvan University|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Nepal Family Development Foundation|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Tribhuvan University|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
lowincome country nepal experiencing cardiovascular diseases emerging health problem however studies lacking risk factors cardiovascular diseases periurban communities sociodemographical transition progress therefore study aimed identify prevalence sociodemographic distribution cardiovascular disease risk factors one periurban communities kathmandu nepalwe conducted crosssectional study sitapaila village development committee kathmandu february 2014 february 2015 altogether 347 adults 18 70 years age selected randomly data collected modified steps questionnaire noncommunicable disease ncd risk factors survey analyzed spss v160 softwaremean age participant 425 132 years majority female n 206 594 onethird 34 represented brahman chetri quarter 291 attend school cardiovascular disease risk factors included smoking 176 alcohol consumption 294 insufficient fruit vegetables intake 98 insufficient physical activity 210 obesity 153 hypertension 344 diabetes 105 high triglyceride levels 108 significantly associated different sociodemographic characteristics smoking gender age groups education level alcohol consumption gender age groups ethnicity occupation insufficient physical activity gender age groups occupation hypertension gender age groups ethnicity education level occupationa high prevalence cardiovascular disease risk factors disproportional distribution among study population indicated inevitable risk cardiovascular events near future