PMID- 37942395
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231110
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 10
DP  - 2023 Oct
TI  - Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in 
      Urban Slums of Central Karnataka, India.
PG  - e46687
LID - 10.7759/cureus.46687 [doi]
LID - e46687
AB  - BACKGROUND: The intricate interplay between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 
      cardiovascular diseases (CVD) necessitates a comprehensive investigation into the 
      cardiovascular risk landscape among individuals with T2DM. The burgeoning global 
      burden of both conditions underscores the urgency of targeted research in this 
      area, with the potential to inform preventive strategies and mitigate adverse 
      cardiovascular outcomes. By unravelling the risk of CVD among T2DM patients and 
      identifying key risk factors, the current research could pave the way for 
      tailored interventions that could have the potential to substantially alleviate 
      the cardiovascular burden associated with T2DM. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess 
      the cardiovascular risk and its determinants among T2DM patients. METHODS: A 
      cross sectional study was conducted among known diabetes patients accessing urban 
      outreach clinic serving approximately 20,000 population across 18 urban slums in 
      central Karnataka from September 2022 to June 2023. A pre-tested semi-structured 
      questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic details and 
      CVD risk was assessed using QRISK3 score. Data were entered in Excel 2019 
      (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) and analysed using SPSS version 25.0 (IBM Corp., 
      Armonk, NY, USA) and are presented in the tables and figures. RESULTS: A total of 
      483 adults above 30 years participated in the study. Among them, the majority 
      were men (67.9%). Cardiovascular risk factors were found more among males and the 
      10-year cardiovascular risk assessment prediction through QRISK3 score was higher 
      among males compared to females and it was found to be statistically significant 
      (13.5+/-8.6% vs. 19.5+/-10.1%, p<0.001). CONCLUSION:  According to a comparison of 
      cardiovascular risk variables by gender among diabetic patients using the 
      QRISK3's 10-year risk assessment, males, smokers/tobacco users, obese, and known 
      hypertensives had significantly greater risk.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, Davalagi et al.
FAU - Davalagi, Shubha
AU  - Davalagi S
AD  - Community Medicine, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra (JJM) Medical College, 
      Davangere, IND.
FAU - Amuje, Rohit
AU  - Amuje R
AD  - Community Medicine, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra (JJM) Medical College, 
      Davangere, IND.
FAU - H, Shalini
AU  - H S
AD  - Community Medicine, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra (JJM) Medical College, 
      Davangere, IND.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231008
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10629598
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - cardiovascular risk
OT  - qrisk3
OT  - risk assessment
OT  - type 2 diabetes mellitus
OT  - urban slums
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/11/09 06:41
MHDA- 2023/11/09 06:42
PMCR- 2023/10/08
CRDT- 2023/11/09 04:28
PHST- 2023/10/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/11/09 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/09 06:41 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/09 04:28 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/10/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.46687 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Oct 8;15(10):e46687. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46687. eCollection 2023 
      Oct.