What factors increase Heart disease occurrence among Siblings?
The aim of the study in the Journal of the associations of Physician of India JAPI was to study various factors that are causing differences in the prevalence of coronary risk factors among siblings.
The study was conducted among healthy individuals attending regular health care outpatient departments (OPD) and their siblings over a period of 1½ years.
Among 100 pairs of healthy siblings who came for health checkups at the health centers. Prevalence of obesity was more in siblings living in urban areas than their counter siblings living in a rural areas, but it was statistically insignificant. Six had impaired fasting blood sugar (FBS) and two were diabetic. Among their siblings living in urban areas, 21 were nondiabetic, 10 had impaired FBS, and seven were diabetic.
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