The aetiology of CVD is still not completely understood. The present review article
summarises data supporting the hypothesis that an insufficient vitamin D status may …

Prevalence of Hypertension in Member Countries of South Asia... : Medicine Prevalence of
Hypertension in Member Countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) …

Sorghum grown under rain-fed conditions is usually affected by drought stress at different
stages resulting in negative effect on yield. The assessment and quantification of morpho …

AIM: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MS) among
urban Asian Indian adults. METHODS: 2225 subjects aged≥ 20 years were studied in a …

Background and objective: Urban subjects have high burden of cardiovascular risk factors,
therefore, to evaluate risk factors in middle socioeconomic subjects and to study secular …

Objective To determine trends of coronary risk factors in an Indian urban population and
their association with educational level as marker of socioeconomic status. Methods Two …

Objectives We evaluated trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and
control in an Indian urban population over 25 years. Trends were projected to year 2030 to …

Hypertension is widely prevalent in India with large regional variation, greater prevalence in
urban areas and the young. Treatment and control status are low. Diabetes is important …

Background Urban middle-socioeconomic status (SES) subjects have high burden of
cardiovascular risk factors in low-income countries. To determine secular trends in risk …

Essential hypertension (EH) is a major public health problem world over and in India.
Recent data on EH in the population of Chandigarh (Union Territory and capital of Punjab …