Ignoring cholesterol risks could be a real heartbreaker
The next time your cholesterol level goes high, it is advised that you don’t let it go as a recent survey has revealed that heart diseases are the biggest killer in India. According to the survey by Metropolis Healthcare, around 35 per cent of Indians suffer from a heart stroke every year and on an average three out of 10 people suffer from some form of heart disease.
In order to understand the intensity of the disease, Metropolis Healthcare conducted a comprehensive study on the working class population of Delhi. The study is based on 1,70,985 samples processed between 2009 to 2014. Out of these, 42.09 per cent patients in the age group of 20-50 years had an abnormal cholesterol level. However, between the ages 30-40, the cholesterol levels were the highest and in the maximum number of people.
An analysis of the lipid profile of over 3,32,028 samples belonging to the age group between 20 to 80 showcased that 33.40 per cent suffered from high total cholesterol levels, 40.77 per cent have high triglyceride levels, 39.19 per cent have low HDl cholesterol and 54.08 per cent have high lDl cholesterol.
Adding to the study, an expert in the field Dr Puneet K Nigam said, “The incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease has been steadily rising in India. The major factors attributed for this are changes in lifestyle, lack of exercise, consumption of unhealthy food, increased stress levels and amplified smoking and use of tobacco.”
The study underlined how the service class of Delhi is at the greater risk of heart attacks. The young and the employed in the city endure prolonged work hours, hectic commute and the growing incidence of obesity, coupled with a sedentary lifestyle which in turn is definitely stalling Delhi’s heartbeat.