Health alert: About 40% of Delhi’s workforce suffers from hypertension
About 40% of Delhi’s working population is suffering from hypertension and diabetes, claims a new report released by Indus Health Plus.
About 40% of Delhi’s working population is suffering from hypertension and diabetes, claims a new report released by Indus Health Plus.
The study, carried out to mark World Heart Day, had a sample size of 14,483 people, who underwent the preventive health check-up during January 2015 to August 2016.
10% of the urban population and almost 7% of the rural population in Delhi suffers from diabetes-induced heart diseases.
Cases of heart diseases from semi-urban and rural parts of Delhi have seen a rise of 6% since last year.
The study found that 40% of the population is unaware of the silent symptoms of heart diseases and that diabetes is one of its major causes.
Due to heavy traffic and industrialisation, the population in Delhi is exposed to smoke and an increased risk of heart-related problems.
The risk increases 5% for people working in industrial areas and smoke-emitting factories.
Amol Naikawadi, Preventive Healthcare Specialist and JMD Indus Health Plus said, “20% women in the age bracket of 35-50 years and 16% men in the age bracket of 30-50 years have been observed with Vitamin B12 deficiency which increases the risk of heart diseases.
Stress is one of the key factors contributing to heart diseases among working population.”
“This is a serious concern and so this World Heart Day our aim is to educate people to keep heart healthy through regular exercise, playing outdoor sports, eating balanced diet and maintaining ideal body weight. Besides lifestyle modification, preventive health check-ups and timely screenings are very useful in early detection of illnesses and risk factors” added Naikawadi.
The diet intake in Delhi with oil, butter and other fatty eatables with lack of exercise has increased the number of obesity cases in women as compared to last year.
Delhi was seen to have the highest level of cholesterol, this surely has increased the risk factors of heart strokes.
Pollution, smoking and high stress level with sedentary lifestyle, consuming alcohol, improper diet are contributing factors for heart diseases.
People below 30 years were not aware of symptoms related to heart diseases and therefore they had a tendency to ignore chest pain and uneasiness due to stress which increases the risk of heart ailments.
The night life in Delhi is majorly to be blamed for youngsters getting affected by lifestyle ailments.
Late night parties, junk food, excessive intake of alcohol and tobacco in the form of cigarettes, hukka, gutkha etc, are affecting youngster’s health.
As young as 22-25 years old are potential cases of non-communicable diseases.
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