High BMI increases risk of CVDs - Video
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Overview
India Diabetes Study showed that more than 55 percent of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in India have low HDL-C (high-density lipid – cholesterol) values, which could result in developing high risk of developing some form of cardiovascular disease in their lifetime.
The study supported by Eris Lifesciences and co-authored by 16 doctors between 2020- 2021, was conducted in partnership with over 1900 physicians and had a sample size of 5080 patients with mean age of 48 years, from across 27 states in India. It has been published in the public library of Science journal.
Speakers
Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
