Research shows that diabetes, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio are the main causes of heart-related problems.
The study, led by senior cardiologist, Dr. B. Hygriv Rao from KIMS hospital, Hyderabad, studied a total of 2153 patients.
“In routine clinical practice, the focus is often on the assessment and control of the major conventional risk factors (CRFs) – diabetes, hypertension, and biliary hypercholesterolemia,” the researchers said. low blood pressure (LDL-C) and smoking,” these common risk factors are not sufficient to explain the higher risk of ACS in India.
Researchers say that low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), increased body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), triglycerides, and diabetes are not associated with diabetes. control (defined as glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] > 7%) also contribute significantly to the risk but are underreported in routine clinical practice.
They explain the rationale as, “For example, HbA1c is less commonly used for diabetes screening and diagnosis because of its higher out-of-pocket costs compared with fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels.”
